Russia targets Ukraine ammunition warehouse in deadliest strike this year

A Russian drone strike on a warehouse storing weapons near Kyiv has killed at least 37 people, according to multiple reports. The attack triggered a chain of massive explosions, destroying dozens of nearby homes and buildings. The warehouse was located in the village of Myla, west of Kyiv, and Ukrainian authorities said it may have been illegally storing munitions.

The strike, which occurred on August 29, is considered the deadliest attack in Ukraine this year. The explosions and fires swept through surrounding homes, including a care facility for the elderly and disabled. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the situation as "terrible" and blamed the storage of explosives near populated areas.

In a separate attack, a Russian strike on southern Odesa Oblast killed one person and set grain trucks 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. The attack is part of a campaign against the food supply, and Ukraine is one of the world's largest suppliers of wheat, maize, and sunflower.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, 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.