Russia targets Ukraine ammunition warehouse in deadliest strike this year

A Russian drone strike on a warehouse storing weapons near Kyiv triggered a chain of massive explosions, destroying dozens of nearby homes and buildings. At least 37 people were killed in the attack, which occurred on August 29. The strike, described as the deadliest this year, also injured over 40 people.

The warehouse, located in the village of Myla, west of Kyiv, may have been illegally storing munitions, causing a series of explosions and fires that swept through surrounding homes. A care facility for the elderly and disabled was among the buildings damaged, with 34 people reported dead at the facility. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the situation as "terrible" and attributed the high casualty count to "terrible negligence" on the part of those storing explosives near populated areas, according to the Associated Press.

In addition to the Kyiv attack, Russian forces also struck other areas, including southern Odesa Oblast, where one person was killed and grain trucks were set on fire. Five trucks loaded with grain were destroyed and three more damaged in the Izmail district, which is home to Ukraine's largest Danube port.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, New Voice of Ukraine, Associated Press, Euromaidan Press — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.