At least 27 dead and hundreds evacuated after strikes near Kyiv
A Russian drone strike on an ammunition depot in Myla, near Kyiv, resulted in 37 deaths and significant damage to nearby residential areas. President Zelensky has condemned the storage of explosives near civilian populations and launched an investigation into official negligence.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the ongoing dangers of the war in Ukraine and the humanitarian consequences of military logistics being placed near civilian infrastructure.
Figure caption, Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson reports from Kyiv after the deadly strike
Thirty-seven people have died and almost 400 have been evacuated after a Russian drone strike hit a depot storing weapons for Ukraine's military near a residential area on the outskirts of Kyiv.
The strike caused shells, mines and drones to detonate late on Friday, triggering a blast that damaged nearby properties including a care home for the elderly and disabled, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
He said the storage site "definitely shouldn't have been there" and that an investigation had been launched into "terrible negligence on the part of those who stored explosive right next to people".
The attack is the second to hit a munitions depot near Kyiv in recent months, prompting renewed anger.
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