Russian strike on a Ukrainian warehouse kills 37 in the war’s deadliest attack this year

MYLA, Ukraine (AP) – A Russian drone struck a warehouse west of Kyiv that Ukrainian authorities say was storing shells, mines and other ammunition, sparking massive explosions and fires that swept through dozens of nearby homes and buildings and killing 37 residents.

What happened

In practice, the Friday night attack on the warehouse in Myla, a village in the Bucha district, was the war's deadliest attack this year and came on the second of three days of almost round-the-clock Russian strikes that have severely disrupted life in and around the Ukrainian capital.

Attacks on the capital and, to a lesser extent, the rest of Ukraine have been almost constant since Thursday. Kyiv authorities say Russia builds up missile stocks and launches major attacks every few days, hoping to exhaust Ukrainian defenses through the sheer weight of numbers.

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around russian strike on a Ukrainian warehouse kills 37 in the wars deadliest point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.