At least 27 killed in Russian attack near Kyiv, local governor says - CNN
A Russian drone strike on an ammunition warehouse near Kyiv caused massive explosions, resulting in at least 37 deaths and significant destruction in a residential area. Ukrainian officials have launched a criminal investigation into the storage of explosives near civilian housing.
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The incident represents one of the deadliest attacks in the Kyiv region since the start of the war, raising serious questions about military safety protocols and civilian protection.
At least 37 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted for hours in a residential area near Kyiv. The attack in the Bucha district came amid near constant aerial assaults from Russia. But it was likely the ammunition in the warehouse being hit that had catastrophic consequences. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to punish those responsible for allowing explosive materials to be stored this close to people’s homes. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv region military administration, said the that as of Saturday afternoon, 37 people were known to to have died and the toll could rise further. This makes the incident one of the deadliest Kyiv has seen since the start of the war more than four years ago. “This is a terrible and irreparable loss.
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