Death toll rises to 38 after Russian strike on warehouse near Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the death toll from a Russian attack on a warehouse west of Kyiv has reached 38, with four people still missing.
The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse in the village of Myla, west of Kyiv, increased to 38 on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that four people remain missing. The Friday night attack, which officials said targeted a facility storing ammunition, caused large explosions and fires that spread to dozens of nearby homes.
Zelenskyy reported that emergency crews continued to extinguish fires and to locate and neutralize unexploded ordnance at the site. Local regional military administration head Tymur Tkachenko said at least 52 people were injured.
The president described the incident as a "terrible situation" and said an investigation is under way to determine why ammunition was stored near civilian dwellings.
The strike came amid an intensification of Russia's air campaign, with increased air-raid alerts and frequent explosions over Kyiv. In a separate development, Russia's defense ministry announced plans for large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, citing recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian logistics facilities and energy sites as retaliation.
Ukraine's new defence minister, Yevhen Khmara, said the ministry is exploring options to address a $27 billion funding shortfall, including seeking additional contributions from allies and accelerating part of a planned European loan.
Russian officials reported that nearly 500 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight, and both sides claimed drone attacks caused fires at an oil refinery in the Kirishi industrial zone near St. Petersburg. Additional civilian casualties were reported in Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions following separate Russian attacks.