{"id":18313,"date":"2026-08-30T17:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18313"},"modified":"2026-08-30T17:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:35:55","slug":"russia-strike-on-kyiv-ammunition-depot-kills-38-in-years-deadliest-attack-as-zelenskyy-blames-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18313","title":{"rendered":"Russia strike on Kyiv ammunition depot kills 38 in year&#8217;s deadliest attack as Zelenskyy blames officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"XYebw\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"IYpL4\">\n<section class=\"lIbak  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  mR3IZ \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"lIbak\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"dV65i\">\n<div class=\"gF0tM\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133634180,imgsize-126476,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg\" alt=\"Russia strike on Kyiv ammunition depot kills 38 in year's deadliest attack as Zelenskyy blames officials\" title=\"A firefighter works at a site of a Russian drone attack. Reuters\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"XsNYN img_cptn\"><span title=\"A firefighter works at a site of a Russian drone attack. Reuters\">A firefighter works at a site of a Russian drone attack. Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s escalating air campaign against Ukraine has struck another deadly blow near Kyiv, with the death toll from a drone attack on an ammunition facility rising to 38 as authorities continue to search for missing people.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the latest toll had risen to 38, while four people remained missing, according to Reuters. The strike on the facility in Myla, west of Kyiv, triggered a series of powerful secondary explosions after stored ammunition caught fire, sending shells and other debris into nearby residential areas.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The attack has also raised questions over Ukraine&#8217;s own ammunition-storage practices, with Zelenskiy criticising officials for keeping large quantities of explosives close to civilian neighbourhoods.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The facility was being used to store a range of military supplies, including artillery shells, mines, drones and other ammunition. The initial Russian strike was followed by secondary blasts that continued to shake the area, damaging homes and scattering unexploded ammunition around civilian properties.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The scale of the destruction prompted Ukrainian authorities to investigate whether negligence in ammunition storage contributed to the high civilian toll. Ukraine&#8217;s defence ministry also ordered an audit of ammunition-storage sites across the country following the incident.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The Myla blast is not the first deadly incident involving an ammunition facility near Kyiv in recent months. In July, an explosion at another such site in Vyshneve killed 10 people and damaged hundreds of homes, prompting renewed scrutiny of how military explosives are stored near civilian areas.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The strike comes as Russia has intensified its aerial campaign against Kyiv and surrounding regions, using growing numbers of jet-powered drones alongside missiles and conventional attack drones. The barrage is putting further pressure on Ukraine&#8217;s already stretched air-defence network.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Zelenskyy said Russia had launched nearly 2,000 strike drones, more than 1,600 bombs and 31 missiles against Ukraine over the past week, targeting military, energy, logistics and industrial infrastructure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>He further stated that Ukraine would respond to every Russian strike and crime, saying that the response would come.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/defence\/international\/russia-strike-on-kyiv-ammunition-depot-kills-38-in-years-deadliest-attack-as-zelenskyy-blames-officials\/articleshow\/133634088.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A firefighter works at a site of a Russian drone attack. Reuters Russia&#8217;s escalating air campaign against Ukraine has struck another deadly blow near Kyiv, with the death toll from a drone attack on an ammunition facility rising to 38 as authorities continue to search for missing people.President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the latest toll had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-firefighter-works-at-a-site-of-a-russian-drone-attack-reuters.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"A firefighter works at a site of a Russian drone attack. 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