Zelenskiy blames 'terrible negligence' as death toll from Kyiv ammo depot strike rises to 38
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.
Four people remain missing two days after Russia's deadliest strike of the year flattened the village of Myla, outside Kyiv, killing 38 and injuring 20, including two children. Zelenskiy has opened criminal proceedings against officials who stored artillery shells, mines and drones next to civilian homes, calling it a "crime." Survivor Liudmyla Polianychko, 48, described a wall collapsing on her and her daughter as secondary blasts tore through the neighbourhood. Russia's defence ministry vowed "massive strikes" on Ukraine's energy grid in response to Ukrainian drone attacks.
