At least 37 people have been confirmed dead following a Russian drone strike targeting a warehouse in the western suburbs of Kyiv that contained explosive materials.
The assault caused extensive damage to more than 50 residential structures, including a care facility for elderly and disabled residents, triggering a massive blaze and subsequent explosions in the Bucha district of the Kyiv region. Regional Governor Tymur Tkachenko reported that an additional 42 individuals, among them four children, sustained injuries from the unmanned aerial vehicle attack.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that over 370 residents have been evacuated from the affected area, with rescue operations ongoing. According to his statement, the facility struck in the town of Myla experienced a detonation following the initial impact.
The warehouse served as a depot operated by Ukrainian military forces, stockpiling artillery shells, drones, and various munitions. “The first strike hit an ammunition storage location that should never have been positioned near residential areas—a defence forces depot. There followed detonations of shells, mines, other munitions, and drones on a considerable scale,” the president stated in a video address.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated on counts of official negligence, he added.
“Regulations explicitly prohibit storing ammunition in proximity to homes or other residential zones,” the president emphasized.
“Currently, 27 fatalities have been confirmed. Among those killed was Taras Didych, head of the Dmytrivka community, who was actively engaged in rescuing residents,” he stated.
Ukrainian prosecutors disclosed that after the unmanned aerial vehicle struck the grounds of a commercial enterprise in Myla, “a large-scale fire erupted and detonations commenced.” Authorities have launched an investigation into the legality of the “storage of explosive objects and materials.”
Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi expressed concern that lessons had not been heeded from a prior fatal strike on a munitions depot in Vyshneve, near Kyiv, which occurred in July.
Investigations into that incident, which claimed 22 lives and saw flames spread through neighbouring residences, uncovered significant failures by a state-owned enterprise that failed to adhere to regulations governing the proximity of residential buildings to such facilities.
“Regrettably, we can already observe that the tragic event in Vyshneve failed to serve as a cautionary example,” Koretskyi remarked. “In the fifth year of a full-scale invasion, repeating the same errors constitutes criminal negligence. All those responsible, without exception, must face severe consequences to prevent such incidents from recurring.”
Russia’s Ministry of Defence issued a statement claiming its forces struck a warehouse in Myla storing components and launch boosters for long-range drones. The statement also referenced attacks on ports in Mykolaiv and Izmail, along with a logistics centre and warehouse facilities containing parts for Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles in the Kyiv region.
Meanwhile, Russian offensive operations across Ukraine’s southern Kherson region resulted in two civilian deaths and 27 injuries on Saturday, including a child, according to local authorities.
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