Russian Drone Strike Kills 37 at Kyiv Warehouse, Prompting Probe Into Ammunition Storage
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 29
Russian Drone Strike Kills 37 at Kyiv Warehouse, Prompting Probe Into Ammunition Storage
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 29
Summary
Thirty-seven people were killed, 42 injured and nearly 400 evacuated after a Russian drone strike set off a warehouse explosion in Myla, in Kyiv region's Bucha district.
Zelensky said the blast damaged homes and a care home, deployed more than 300 emergency workers and ordered a criminal negligence probe into whether ammunition had been stored near residential buildings.
Russia's Defence Ministry said it had hit an ammunition depot holding components and launch boosters for FP-1 and FP-2 long-range drones, a claim now central to the Ukrainian investigation.
Separate strikes killed a 14-year-old in Boryspil district and a 2-year-old in Kyiv's Obolonskyi district, while Ukraine said it shot down 233 Russian drones overnight.
The attack comes as both sides intensify long-range drone warfare, with Ukraine increasingly hitting Russian economic targets including Ozon and Wildberries-linked facilities.