Death toll from Russia's deadliest Ukraine strike this year rises to 38 as Moscow threatens massive energy attacks
Volodymyr Zelensky launched criminal proceedings against Ukrainian officials after Friday night's strike revealed ammunition had been illegally stored beside residential properties in Myla, killing 37 people.Russia's defence ministry boasted the overnight barrage was "massive," hitting ports, grain storage, energy sites and industrial infrastructure with ballistic missiles and 258 drones.Among the 37 people killed in the Myla strike were four children, with a further 42 people injured in the chain of explosions.Shells, mines and drones stored in the warehouse detonated, engulfing at least 50 residential buildings in fire — including a care home — and forcing 381 residents to evacuate.
Zelenskyy confirmed Sunday that the death toll had climbed to 38, with four people unaccounted for after Friday's drone attack hit an ammunition depot in Myla, in the Bucha district. Russia's Defence Ministry separately threatened "massive strikes" against Ukraine's energy infrastructure, pointing to Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil and gas facilities as justification. Criminal proceedings have been opened on suspicion of official negligence after munitions — including shells, mines and drones — were found stored close to residential buildings; around 130 properties sustained damage in the blasts, and a care home for elderly and disabled residents was among the structures hit.
