Print Date: September 1, 2026 ||
Publish Date: August 29, 2026
Death toll rises to 37 after Russian drone strike triggers blast near Kyiv
International Desk ||
The death toll from a
Russian drone strike that triggered a massive explosion and fire at a warehouse
near Kyiv
has risen to 37,
Ukrainian officials said on Saturday.The warehouse,
located in Mila in Bucha district on the western outskirts of Kyiv, was storing
explosive materials. Following the drone attack, a large blast occurred and
fire spread to nearby homes and a restaurant.Kyiv regional
governor Timur
Tkachenko said at least 50 residential buildings were
damaged and 42
people were injured. More than 380 people were evacuated from
the affected area.Among those killed
was Taras
Didych, mayor of Dmytrivska village.President Volodymyr Zelensky
said the warehouse explosion occurred close to a residential area, where
storing ammunition is not permitted. Ukrainian prosecutors have launched an
investigation into whether the storage of explosive materials was authorised
and whether the facility had the necessary permits.Ukraine’s Air Force
said Russia launched at least two missiles and 267 drones between
late Friday and Saturday morning. Three more people were killed in attacks
elsewhere in Kyiv, including a two-year-old child and a 14-year-old girl.Meanwhile,
Ukrainian drone attacks reportedly killed at least three people and injured nine
in Russia’s Belgorod region. Another person was killed and three injured in a
Ukrainian drone strike on Sevastopol in Russian-controlled Crimea.Source: Al
Jazeera
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