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Russian drone strike kills 37 near Kyiv warehouse
BBC News··31 Aug
A Russian drone strike set off warehouse explosions in Ukraine's Kyiv region on Friday, killing 37. Almost 400 people were evacuated. Tymur Tkachenko said 42 people were injured, including 4 children. President Volodymyr Zelensky said homes and a care home in Myla were damaged. Russia's Defence Ministry said it hit a depot storing FP-1 and FP-2 drone components.
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What It Means For You
- Residents near the Myla site face ongoing rescue work and damaged housing after Friday's strike.
- Families with relatives in Kyiv-region care homes may need local updates while search teams remain on site.
- Ukrainian prosecutors are reviewing whether explosive storage near homes breached placement rules.
What's Happening
- More than 300 emergency personnel were deployed to Myla, where a care home for elderly people and people with disabilities was damaged.
- Tkachenko said criminal proceedings were opened on charges of official negligence.
- Separately, officials reported child deaths in Boryspil and Obolonskyi from other Russian drone strikes.
How Both Sides Describe the Target
- Russia said the site stored components and launch boosters for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles.
- Zelensky wrote that ammunition must not be stored near houses or other residential buildings.
- Ukraine's prosecutor general is examining decisions by officials who authorised the storage.
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