Dozens dead after Russian drone strike hits warehouse
At least 27 people were killed when a Russian drone struck a depot on the western outskirts of Kyiv during the night, igniting a massive fire and causing multiple explosions, officials reported on Saturday. The target was a warehouse that, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, stored munitions, turning the impact into a lethal blast that devastated the surrounding area.
The attack underscores the ongoing danger to civilian populations from Russia’s aerial strikes, which have increasingly targeted infrastructure beyond front‑line combat zones. By hitting a munitions storage site near a residential district, the strike not only caused a high death toll but also raised concerns about the potential for secondary explosions and the spread of hazardous materials, amplifying the humanitarian impact of the conflict in the Kyiv region.
Authorities are now focused on extinguishing the blaze and securing the site to prevent further casualties, while emergency services tend to the injured and families of the victims. The incident adds to a pattern of recent Russian attacks that have hit homes, commercial centers, and other civilian facilities across Ukraine, intensifying international scrutiny of Moscow’s tactics and prompting calls for heightened protection of non‑military sites.
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