00:20A Russian drone strike has hit a warehouse linked to McDonald's in Ukraine's Kyiv region,
00:27and Ukrainian officials say the facility was struck twice.
00:31The target was a civilian food warehouse in Brovary District, near Kyiv,
00:36used by a logistics partner of the American fast-food giant.
00:40According to Ukrainian officials, the first strike came at around 3 a.m. on September 25,
00:47then, later in the day, another drone hit the same location.
00:52The second strike triggered a massive fire, destroying the food storage area, including cold storage facilities.
01:00And Ukrainian authorities say this was not a military site.
01:04The warehouse was being used to store ordinary food products.
01:09McDonald's Ukraine later confirmed that one of its logistics partners had been hit in the Kyiv region.
01:15The company said no employees were injured, while its restaurants continued operating normally as it assessed the impact on supplies.
01:24Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also confirmed the strike, describing it as an attack on ordinary food products.
01:32The incident has drawn attention because the damaged facility was connected to an American company operating in Ukraine.
01:40But the warehouse itself was a civilian logistics facility, not a military installation.
01:47The strike came amid a much broader wave of Russian drone attacks across Kyiv and surrounding areas on September 25.
01:55Ukrainian officials reported multiple strikes across the region, with at least five people killed and dozens more injured at other
02:04locations.
02:05The attacks also caused damage to civilian infrastructure, including an office building.
02:11Kyiv officials have described the wider strikes as part of Russia's continuing campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure.
02:20The McDonald's-linked warehouse attack also raised concerns over how repeated strikes are affecting everyday commercial operations and food supply
02:29chains during the war.
02:30For McDonald's, the immediate impact appears to be limited.
02:35The company says its restaurants remain open, and there were no reported casualties at the warehouse itself.
02:41But the double strike highlights the growing risks faced by civilian facilities operating inside Ukraine, even when they have no
02:50direct military role.
02:52As Russia's drone campaign continues, businesses, warehouses, and other civilian infrastructure remain exposed to attacks far from the front line.
03:02And in this case, a facility storing food for one of America's best-known brands became the latest site caught
03:10in the conflict.
03:11The strike is now closely being watched for any further impact on McDonald's supply operations across Ukraine.
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