37 dead after Russian attack hits ammunition stored in village near Kyiv
A Russian drone strike on an ammunition warehouse in Myla, near Kyiv, resulted in 37 deaths and widespread destruction of residential buildings. The attack, which hit a facility near a care home, is reported as the deadliest in the region this year.
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The incident highlights the ongoing intensity of the conflict in Ukraine and the civilian toll of strikes on military infrastructure located near residential areas.
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Share A A A Myla, Ukraine: A Russian drone struck a warehouse west of Kyiv that Ukrainian officials say was storing shells, mines and other ammunition, sparking massive explosions and fires that swept through dozens of nearby homes and buildings and killing 37 people.
The Friday night (Saturday AEST) attack on the warehouse in Myla, a village in the Bucha district, was the war’s deadliest attack this year and came on the second of three days of nearly round-the-clock Russian strikes that have severely disrupted life in and around the Ukrainian capital.
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