‘Everything’s smashed to bits’: Ukrainians turn anger on those storing weapons near their villages
Ukrainian villagers are expressing anger after a Russian drone strike on a nearby ammunition depot caused significant damage to residential homes. The incident has sparked local criticism regarding the safety and placement of military storage facilities in populated areas.
Why it matters
It highlights the civilian cost of the ongoing war and the growing tension between local populations and military logistics in Ukraine.
Damage in Myla village after a Russian attack on an ammunition warehouse. The detonation affected the residential areas nearby. Damage in Myla village after a Russian attack on an ammunition warehouse. The detonation affected the residential areas nearby. Ukraine ‘Everything’s smashed to bits’: Ukrainians turn anger on those storing weapons near their villages As Russia hits another ammunition warehouse, killing at least 38, locals put blame on poorly placed depots
Prefer the Guardian on Google I t is a day and a half since a Russian jet-powered drone smashed into an ammunition dump in Myla , a village 15 miles outside central Kyiv. Volodymyr, 61, a security guard, leads visitors from his family’s badly damaged home, its roof blown off, back windows shattered, through the garden towards the impact site 300 metres away.
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