UAV event in Kyiv, Pohreby area, Ukraine on Mon 31st August 2026

Warehouse premises on fire in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district following UAV attack.

The Kyiv authorities reported a fire at warehouse premises in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district on the morning of Monday 31 August. Later, the city military administration said that the fire broke out in the village of Pohreby, Kyiv Oblast.

Source: Kyiv City Military Administration; Kyiv Insider, a Telegram channel

Quote: "A fire broke out at warehouse premises in the Desnianskyi district."

Details: The appropriate emergency services were reportedly on their way to the scene.

An air-raid warning had been issued in Kyiv shortly beforehand due to the threat of UAVs.

Local Telegram channels reported that, as early reports indicate, the fire broke out at warehouses belonging to ATB, a supermarket chain.

Update: Later, the Kyiv City Military Administration clarified that, as updated reports indicate, the fire broke out in the village of Pohreby which is located close to the Vyhurivshchyna-Troieshchyna residential area.

The authorities did not mention what is ablaze, in particular.