A Russian strike on a Kyiv military storehouse killed 37 people, forcing nearly 400 evacuations and starting a official negligence probe.
A massive explosion at a military storehouse outside Ukraine’s capital city has killed at least 37 people and forced nearly four hundred residents to quickly flee their homes.
The deadly blast happened late on Friday, August 28, 2026, in the village of Myla, located in the Bucha district just west of Kyiv.
Russian military forces launched a drone that struck a warehouse holding military explosives, setting off heavy secondary blasts that shook surrounding communities.
The giant fire and flying artillery shells destroyed nearby houses and heavily damaged a local care home caring for elderly citizens and individuals living with disabilities.
The main reason this tragic incident has caused widespread outrage across Ukraine is that military commanders stored dangerous war materials right beside civilian homes.
When the enemy drone hit the building, stored artillery shells, landmines, and military drones immediately caught fire and began exploding into neighboring streets.
Rescuers rushed to the scene on Saturday morning to dig through burning ruins, confirming that forty-two people were severely injured, including four young children.
Ukrainian leaders quickly expressed deep anger, asking why dangerous war explosives were kept so close to innocent families.
In response to the tragedy, government prosecutors opened a formal criminal investigation to find out who allowed the weapons to be kept in a residential town.
Officials are reviewing whether proper safety rules were broken and if officers acted illegally by placing military gear near regular houses.
Meanwhile, emergency workers evacuated over three hundred and seventy people to safe places away from the burning blast area.
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Addressing the nation about the terrible incident, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky strongly condemned the careless handling of explosive weapons near ordinary citizens.
In an official address, Volodymyr Zelensky said that the strike caused “shells, mines and drones to detonate late on Friday,” and promised a full probe into the “terrible negligence on the part of those who stored explosives right next to people”.
Demanding answers from military leaders, Zelensky added that “criminal proceedings have been opened on charges of official negligence”.
Reports confirm that Russia’s defence ministry claimed responsibility for hitting the warehouse, stating it contained key drone components.
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