Overview
- A Russian attack late on Friday night struck a warehouse in the Bucha district west of Kyiv, producing a massive primary blast followed by repeated secondary explosions.
- Officials reported the death toll has risen to at least 37 with about 42 people wounded and roughly 380–400 residents evacuated as rescue and firefighting teams continue operations.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky and regional leaders say the site was used by Ukraine’s forces and contained shells, mines and drones, and the Prosecutor General opened a criminal investigation into the legality and safety of the storage.
- Moscow’s Defense Ministry said it targeted logistics nodes and depots holding drone and missile components, while video and press footage show the large explosion and subsequent detonations that damaged dozens of nearby homes and a care facility.
- The strike fits a recent pattern of intensified long‑range drone attacks that target logistics and energy infrastructure, and the incident has raised domestic calls for accountability and possible changes to how munitions are stored near populated areas.