- At least 37 people have been killed after an attack on a munitions warehouse near Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, officials said.
- Kyiv region governor Tymur Tkachenko confirmed the death toll, saying, “Unfortunately, the number of dead in the Bucha district has risen to 37… Rescuers and all relevant services are continuing their operations at the scene of the tragedy.”
- Ukrainian prosecutors said the warehouse appeared to have been storing “explosive objects” and are opening an investigation into criminal negligence, focusing on “the legality of the storage of explosive objects and materials on the enterprise’s grounds” and whether the responsible company had the “necessary permits and approvals.”
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack was “followed by a detonation” and confirmed criminal proceedings would follow, adding, “There are regulations in place – ammunition cannot be stored near homes or other residential areas.”
- 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, stating, “In the fifth year of the full-scale invasion, making the same mistakes over and over is criminal negligence… Everyone responsible, without exception, must face severe punishment so that such situations never happen again.”
At least 37 people have died following a Russian attack on a munitions warehouse in Myla, near Kyiv, which also damaged over 50 residential buildings and prompted the evacuation of close to 400 people. Kyiv region governor, Tymur Tkachenko, confirmed the rising death toll on Telegram, stating, “Rescuers and all relevant services are continuing their operations at the scene of the tragedy.”12
The attack, which resulted in a large-scale fire, has led Ukrainian prosecutors to open a criminal negligence investigation into the storage of explosives at the site. They are examining the legality of the storage and whether the responsible company had the necessary permits and approvals.34
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the attack was “followed by a detonation” and emphasized that regulations prohibit storing ammunition near residential areas. Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi criticized the failure to learn from past incidents, stating, “In the fifth year of the full-scale invasion, making the same mistakes over and over is criminal negligence.” He called for accountability, insisting that “everyone responsible, without exception, must face severe punishment” to prevent future tragedies.56789
“Kyiv region governor Tymur Tkachenko confirmed the death toll in Bucha district, saying rescuers are continuing operations. President Zelenskyy noted the attack was followed by a detonation, while Prime Minister Koretskyi lamented that a lesson from July's Vyshneve depot attack was not learned.”
