Fire at warehouse and production facilities in Hostomel
Place: HostomelRegion: Kyiv and Kyiv regionautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
Ukrainian articles and the Kyiv Independent link the fire to an attack by Russian drones in Hostomel; RIA Novosti reports a fire at «Венты» warehouses near Kyiv, but does not specify the exact location or cause of the fire in its article. Ukrainian sources report four people injured, and RBC-Ukraine also writes that there were no fatalities; RIA Novosti does not report any injuries. RIA Novosti calls «Венту» Ukraine’s largest pharmaceutical distributor, while the Kyiv Independent describes it as the third-largest.
What Russia reports
automatic summary RIA Novosti, citing the Ukrainian publication «Страна.ua», reports a fire at the warehouses of the pharmaceutical distributor «Вента». The article says that medicines from several companies were stored there, but does not give the exact location of the warehouses.
“По данным украинского издания, на складах компании хранились препараты фирм Bayer, Sanofi, Pfizer, Teva, "Дарница", "Фармак".”
- На складах крупнейшего фармдистрибьютора Украины вспыхнул пожар — RIA Novosti, 2 October, 21:49
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary RBC-Ukraine and Ukrainska Pravda report that a Russian drone attack on Hostomel on the evening of October 2 caused a fire at warehouse and production facilities. According to the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, four people were injured, including an eight-year-old girl; RBC-Ukraine reports that there were no fatalities. Ukrainska Pravda specifies that the warehouse of the pharmaceutical company «Вента ЛТД» was hit.
“Російські війська 2 жовтня атакували Гостомель на Київщині: постраждали 4 людей, виникла пожежа в складських та виробничих приміщеннях.”
“Увечері 2 жовтня внаслідок атаки російських дронів на Гостомель на Київщині постраждали четверо людей, серед них 8-річна дівчинка. Загиблих немає.”
- У Гостомелі через атаку РФ постраждали 4 людей — Ukrainska Pravda, 2 October, 20:22
- Осколок поранив 8-річну дівчинку в Гостомелі, ще троє людей постраждали від атаки — RBC-Ukraine, 2 October, 22:30
- На Київщині після російської атаки спалахнула пожежа на складах — RBC-Ukraine, 2 October, 19:00
What independent sources report
automatic summary The Kyiv Independent writes that a Russian drone attack on Hostomel on the evening of October 2 affected warehouses and left four people injured, including a child. Citing Economic Pravda, the outlet reports that «Венты» warehouse was among the presumed targets, and that the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration had spoken of a fire at a warehouse and several production facilities. The Kyiv Independent notes that it could not immediately verify the reports and that company representatives did not comment on what happened.
“Russia launched a drone attack on the city of Hostomel in Kyiv Oblast on the evening of Oct. 2, striking warehouses and reportedly injuring four people, including a child, officials reported.”
- 4 injured in Kyiv Oblast as Russian drones reportedly strike pharmaceutical warehouse — Kyiv Independent, 3 October, 05:38
Confirmation
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