Russian strike on weapons depot near Kyiv kills 37 as Ukraine launches negligence probe

Aug 29, 2026

A Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian military ammunition depot in Myla killed at least 37 people, including 34 residents of a nearby care home, making it the deadliest attack in the Kyiv area in 2026. The strike triggered massive secondary explosions of stored shells, mines, and drones, damaging dozens of homes and forcing over 370 evacuations. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Sergiy Koretskyi condemned the storage of explosives near residential areas as criminal negligence, prompting a nationwide audit of weapons depots and a formal criminal investigation.

Myla ammunition depot strike

▪A Russian drone strike late on Friday, August 28, 2026, hit a Ukrainian military ammunition depot in the village of Myla, west of Kyiv.
▪The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that its forces targeted an ammunition depot in Myla storing components and launch boosters for long-range drones.
▪The strike on the Myla depot triggered massive secondary explosions and fires that damaged at least 50 residential buildings and a nearby care facility.

Death toll reaches 37

▪At least 37 people were killed following the Russian drone strike and subsequent ammunition detonations at the Myla depot.
▪Local officials reported that 34 of the 37 people killed in the Myla incident were residents of a nearby care home for the elderly and disabled.
▪Taras Didych, the head of the neighboring Dmytrivka community, was among those killed after rushing to the scene to rescue people.

Civilian evacuations near blast

▪The explosions and fires at the Myla weapons depot forced the evacuation of more than 370 local residents.
▪The blast at the Myla depot injured dozens of people, including four children, according to regional head Tymur Tkachenko.

Negligence investigation launched

▪The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's office launched an investigation into the legality of storing explosive materials at the Myla site and whether the operator possessed necessary permits.
▪Following the Myla explosion, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry ordered a nationwide audit of all weapons storage locations.
▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that criminal proceedings had been opened on charges of official negligence regarding the storage of ammunition near residential areas.

Three-day Russian drone campaign

▪Separate Russian drone strikes on Saturday, August 29, 2026, killed a two-year-old girl in Kyiv and a 14-year-old girl in the Boryspil district.
▪The strike on the Myla depot occurred during a three-day campaign of near-continuous Russian air raids targeting Kyiv and surrounding regions with jet-powered drones.

Previous Vyshneve depot incident

▪The previous ammunition depot explosion in Vyshneve occurred in July 2026, killing several people and damaging hundreds of homes due to improper storage proximity.
▪Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergiy Koretskyi criticized officials for failing to learn from a similar ammunition depot strike in Vyshneve the previous month.