Firefighters who arrived to extinguish a blaze at a petrol station in Kharkiv after a Russian attack on Friday (May 1) took cover behind concrete blocks as a Russian drone flew nearby.

Video from the scene showed firefighters scrambling for safety after an official warned of an air attack threat, later returning to battle the fire.

Four petrol stations in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and one in the city of Chuhuiv were struck by Russian drone attacks on Friday morning, with two men reported hurt, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram.

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SHOWS: KHARKIV, UKRAINE (MAY 1, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. HEAD OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS DEPARTMENT AT KHARKIV CITY COUNCIL, BOHDAN HLADKYKH, SHOUTING: "(Drone is in the) air, for fuck's sake!" / FIREFIGHTERS RUNNING TO HIDE BECAUSE OF DRONE FLYING NEARBY

2. FIREFIGHTERS TAKING COVER BEHIND CONCRETE BLOCKS BECAUSE OF DRONE ATTACK

3. BURNING PETROL STATION

4. PEOPLE FROM RAPID RESPONSE TEAM RUNNING WITH WORKER OF PETROL STATION

5. BURNING PETROL STATION

6. RAPID RESPONSE VEHICLE

7. FIRE ENGINE ARRIVING

8. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS ROLLING OUT HOSES

9. FIRE COMING FROM PETROL STATION

10. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS PUTTING OUT FIRE AT PETROL STATION