A Russian drone struck the Coca-Cola plant in Velyka Dymerka, Kyiv region — one of the largest soft drink facilities in Europe — sparking a major fire at the finished-goods warehouse, on the eighth consecutive day of strikes on Kyiv.
Strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region have now continued for an eighth consecutive day, and on September 3 one of them hit the Coca-Cola plant in the village of Velyka Dymerka, Brovary district, Kyiv region. Volunteers Support Ukraine tracks the consequences of strikes like this on the capital region every day, and this one stands out for the sheer scale of the facility and who owns it.
A drone struck the finished-goods warehouse of Coca-Cola Beverages Ukraine, one of the largest soft drink producers in Europe. A major fire broke out on the site, which rescuers spent a long time bringing under control. The company confirmed the attack and said none of its staff were injured. Strikes on Kyiv and the region that day are reported to have wounded at least four people overall.
Photos from the scene show a burned-out truck surrounded by thousands of melted Coca-Cola cans and bottles. It's a vivid illustration of the fire's scale: warehouse stock belonging to one of Europe's largest producers in the industry was burned through almost entirely within a matter of hours.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called the strike on the plant "a clear signal to the US," saying Russia could not have been unaware that the facility belongs to an American company. That same night, residential buildings in Kyiv and the region were hit as well — one more reminder that an eighth straight day of attacks on the capital touches far more than a single factory; it reaches the everyday lives of thousands of families.
Volunteers Support Ukraine continues helping people affected by the war in whatever way its available resources allow. Even when an attack is aimed at a factory rather than a specific family, there are always real people behind it — workers, neighbours, rescuers — and it is exactly them who need steady, everyday support.
