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Russian Drones Hit Coca-Cola Plant Near Kyiv. Zelenskyy Calls It a Signal to the United States

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Russian drones struck a Coca-Cola factory near Brovary, east of Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
  • Zelenskyy described the attack as a deliberate signal to the United States because the facility is American-owned.
  • Andy Hunder of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine said no employees were injured, while Reuters video showed firefighters at the burning site.

A Coca-Cola factory near Kyiv was hit by Russian Shahed drones, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the strike appeared to carry a message for Washington.

The attack took place near Brovary, east of the Ukrainian capital. Speaking Thursday evening, the Ukrainian president used bitter irony to describe the target: “Coca-Cola is apparently such an enemy that they set it on fire with their Shahed drones.”

Coca-Cola is apparently such an enemy that they set it on fire with their Shahed drones.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyThe Ukrainian president used the strike on the factory to criticize Russia’s choice of target.

Zelenskyy said Russia could not have been unaware that the factory was an American facility. “The Russians cannot be unaware that this is an American facility,” he said, calling the strike a clear Russian signal to the United States.

Andy Hunder, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, confirmed that none of the employees were injured. Reuters footage showed firefighters working at the site as smoke rose above the plant.

The Russians cannot be unaware that this is an American facility.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy said the attack represented a signal to the United States.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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