This footage confirmed by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine shows two oil depots west of Kyiv on fire after they were hit by Russian airstrikes last night.

The footage was shared by the local branch of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, which said in a statement obtained by Newsflash that the fires were the result of “two airstrikes” that took place on the evening of Monday, 7th March, at around 8.20pm.

The first oil depot is located near the city of Zhytomyr, which has a reported population of nearly 270,000 people, and the second is near the town of Cherniakhiv, which had a population of just over 9,000 people last year.

The Ukrainian emergency services also said that the fires were the result of larger oil containers catching fire. It is currently unclear how much oil they contained, but local residents have reportedly been evacuated due to the pollution hazard.

The Ukrainian emergency services said that no victims had been reported so far and that approximately 30 firefighters in each case were busy bringing the fires under control. At the time of writing, they were understood to still be burning.

The footage appears to confirm that the Russian forces are trying to encircle the Ukrainian capital Kyiv after their initial assaults from the north and the east proved unsuccessful and were initially repelled.

At least four civilians were reported to have been killed yesterday in the city of Irpin, which is located on the capital’s north-eastern outskirts, after Russian forces reportedly shelled populated areas.

If correct, this contradicts the Kremlin’s official stance that it is only targeting military installations and military forces.