Russian strike on Kyiv-area ammunition depot triggers blast, killing 37
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to punish suspected negligence in the second such incident in two months.
TL;DR
- At least 37 people were killed and dozens injured after a Russian drone attack on a Kyiv-area ammunition depot.
- The attack sparked a large detonation and widespread fires, damaging residential buildings and an elderly care facility.
- President Zelenskyy vowed to punish suspected negligence, calling the incident "unacceptable" given a similar event last month.
- Criminal cases for official negligence have been opened.
- The incident occurred during a third consecutive day of Russian air attacks on the Kyiv region, which have escalated with the use of new high-speed drones.
- Other regions were also targeted, and the Kyiv region experienced "virtually non-stop attack" from drones.
- Children were among the casualties in separate drone strikes in the Kyiv region.