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

At least 27 individuals have been killed after an overnight Russian attack on a warehouse in the Bucha district, outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, office-holders noted.

Key points

• Russia introduced at least two missiles and 267 drones at Ukraine between late Friday and early Saturday, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
• In an official note, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remarked that a warehouse had been struck in the village of Myla "followed by a detonation".
• Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi expressed regret that a "lesson" had not been learned after a previous deadly attack in July in Vyshneve, near Kyiv, on a munitions depot.
• A Russian drone struck a warehouse near Kyiv's western suburbs storing munitions, sparking massive explosions, authorities stated on Saturday.
• Tymur Tkachenko, head of the local regional military administration, remarked that at least 50 residential buildings had been damaged in the attack.

As things stand, 27 individuals are known to have died, "Unfortunately. And this figure may not be final, " Kyiv regional governor Tymur Tkachenko remarked on Saturday. Among the dead was Taras Didych, mayor of the village of Dmytrivska, Tkachenko remarked.

For context, a Russian drone struck a warehouse near Kyiv's western suburbs storing munitions, sparking massive explosions, authorities stated on Saturday.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of the local regional military administration, remarked that at least 50 residential buildings had been damaged in the attack. It caused a large-scale fire that spread to homes and a restaurant.

Notably, the warehouse appeared to have been storing "explosive objects", according to Ukrainian prosecutors. This person remarked they are opening an investigation into criminal negligence. The prosecutor's office specified that its investigation would focus on "the legality of the storage of explosive objects and materials on the enterprise's grounds", as well as whether the firm responsible. It was not named, had the "necessary permits and approvals".

In an official note, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remarked that a warehouse had been struck in the village of Myla "followed by a detonation". He did not offer details concerning the site, but confirmed that criminal proceedings would follow. "There are regulations in place – ammunition cannot be stored near homes or other residential areas, " Zelenskyy remarked.

Both Russia and Ukraine have intensified long-range strikes on each other in recent months, sparking fires and causing civilian casualties to soar.

Writing on the Telegram messaging app, Kyiv's regional governor remarked that 42 residents ⁠were injured and that ⁠more than ⁠380 others were ⁠being evacuated from the strike area ‌in the Bucha district.

Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi expressed regret that a "lesson" had not been learned after a previous deadly attack in July in Vyshneve, near Kyiv, on a munitions depot. That investigation made public serious failings on the part of a state-owned business. It did not comply with standards to store ammunition well away from residential buildings.

"In the fifth year of the full-scale invasion, making the same mistakes over and over is criminal negligence, " Koretskyi remarked on Telegram. "Everyone responsible, without exception, must face severe punishment so that such situations never happen again."

Along with the warehouse strike, Russian attacks early on Saturday killed one person in the southern Odesa region and a 14-year-old girl in the Kyiv suburb of Boryspil, regional authorities stated.

In Russia, at least three individuals were killed and ⁠nine wounded in a Ukrainian ‌drone attack in the Belgorod region, local authorities ⁠stated on Telegram. Three of ⁠the injured ⁠are in serious condition, authorities continued.

Another person was killed and three ⁠others were injured in a ‌Ukrainian drone attack in Russian-annexed Sevastopol, on the ⁠Crimean Peninsula, ⁠Mikhail Razvozhayev, the city's ⁠Russian-appointed governor, ⁠remarked ⁠on Telegram.

Russia and Ukraine have for a number of months been intensifying their long-range strikes, increasingly targeting civilian infrastructure such as logistics warehouses and oil and port facilities, with these attacks causing a growing number of civilian casualties.

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