Russian attack on warehouse near Ukraine’s Kyiv kills at least 27

Zelenskyy says a warehouse was struck extracurricular Kyiv, ‘followed by a detonation’, triggering a large occurrence and explosions.

At slightest 27 radical person been killed aft an overnight Russian attack connected a warehouse successful the Bucha district, extracurricular the Ukrainian superior of Kyiv, officials said.

“Unfortunately, arsenic things stand, 27 radical are known to person died. And this fig whitethorn not beryllium final,” Kyiv determination politician Tymur Tkachenko said connected Saturday. Among the dormant was Taras Didych, politician of the colony of Dmytrivska, Tkachenko said.

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A Russian drone struck a warehouse adjacent Kyiv’s occidental suburbs storing munitions, sparking immense explosions, authorities said connected Saturday.

Tymur Tkachenko, caput of the section determination subject administration, said that astatine slightest 50 residential buildings had been damaged successful the attack, which caused a large-scale occurrence that dispersed to homes and a restaurant.

The warehouse appeared to person been storing “explosive objects”, according to Ukrainian prosecutors, who said they are opening an probe into transgression negligence. The prosecutor’s bureau specified that its probe would absorption connected “the legality of the retention of explosive objects and materials connected the enterprise’s grounds”, arsenic good arsenic whether the institution responsible, which was not named, had the “necessary permits and approvals”.

Smoke rises pursuing a Russian drone onslaught successful Kyiv portion connected August 29, 2026 amid the Russian penetration of Ukraine [AFP]

In a statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a warehouse had been struck successful the colony of Myla “followed by a detonation”. He did not springiness details astir the site, but confirmed that transgression proceedings would follow. “There are regulations successful spot – ammunition cannot beryllium stored adjacent homes oregon different residential areas,” Zelenskyy said.

Both Russia and Ukraine person intensified long-range strikes connected each different successful caller months, sparking fires and causing civilian casualties to soar.

Writing connected the Telegram messaging app, Kyiv’s determination politician said that 42 radical ⁠were injured and that ⁠more than ⁠380 others were ⁠being evacuated from the onslaught country ‌in the Bucha district.

Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi expressed regret that a “lesson” had not been learned aft a erstwhile deadly onslaught successful July successful Vyshneve, adjacent Kyiv, connected a munitions depot. That probe revealed superior failings connected the portion of a state-owned company, which did not comply with standards to store ammunition good distant from residential buildings.

“In the 5th twelvemonth of the full-scale invasion, making the aforesaid mistakes implicit and implicit is transgression negligence,” Koretskyi said connected Telegram. “Everyone responsible, without exception, indispensable look terrible punishment truthful that specified situations ne'er hap again.”

Russia launched astatine slightest 2 missiles and 267 drones astatine Ukraine betwixt precocious Friday and aboriginal Saturday, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

In summation to the warehouse strike, Russian attacks aboriginal connected Saturday killed 1 idiosyncratic successful the confederate Odesa portion and a 14-year-old miss successful the Kyiv suburb of Boryspil, determination officials said.

In Russia, astatine slightest 3 radical were killed and ⁠nine wounded successful a Ukrainian ‌drone attack successful the Belgorod region, section authorities ⁠said connected Telegram. Three of ⁠the injured ⁠are successful superior condition, authorities added.

Another idiosyncratic was killed and 3 ⁠others were injured successful a ‌Ukrainian drone onslaught successful Russian-annexed Sevastopol, connected the ⁠Crimean Peninsula, ⁠Mikhail Razvozhayev, the city’s ⁠Russian-appointed governor, ⁠said ⁠on Telegram.

Russia and Ukraine person for respective months been intensifying their long-range strikes, progressively targeting civilian infrastructure specified arsenic logistics warehouses and lipid and larboard facilities, with these attacks causing a increasing fig of civilian casualties.