Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Kyiv-Area Russian Strike Kills 38, Survivor Recalls Blast
A Russian drone hit a place storing weapons near homes outside Kyiv.
The attack caused many more explosions.
The explosions killed 38 people and damaged the nearby neighborhood.
Hundreds of people had to leave their homes.
Liudmyla Polianychko and her daughter hid in a bathroom, but part of their house fell on them.
They survived, although their home was badly damaged.
Emergency workers were still cleaning up fires and dangerous ammunition.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said officials may have acted improperly by allowing the depot to be near civilians.
A Russian drone strike on an ammunition depot in Myla, outside Kyiv, triggered secondary explosions that killed 38 people.
Survivor Liudmyla Polianychko said blasts shattered her home and trapped her and her daughter under a collapsed wall.
The depot reportedly contained artillery shells, mines, drones and other ammunition near civilian homes.
Hundreds of residents were evacuated, while four people remained missing during Sunday’s search.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy blamed official negligence and said criminal cases had been opened over the facility’s location.
- Who
- A Russian strike killed 38 people; survivor Liudmyla Polianychko and her daughter survived, while four people were reported missing.
- What
- A drone strike hit an ammunition depot, causing secondary explosions, deaths, fires and extensive damage.
- When
- The strike occurred on Friday; the aftermath was reported on Sunday, August 30.
- Where
- The attack occurred in Myla, outside Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Why
- The strike targeted a military facility storing ammunition; Volodymyr Zelenskiy also blamed official negligence for storing such materials near civilian homes.
Ukrainian Officials’ Account
Residents’ Experience
Responsibility for the devastation
Ukrainian Officials’ Account
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy blamed the Russian strike for the deaths and called the storage of ammunition near civilian homes a crime, while also alleging official negligence.
Residents’ Experience
Residents described the immediate human impact: shattered homes, fires, scattered ammunition and evacuations after the secondary explosions.
Safety of the facility’s location
Ukrainian Officials’ Account
Zelenskiy said criminal cases had been opened over the military facility’s proximity to homes.
Residents’ Experience
Liudmyla Polianychko said she did not know an ammunition warehouse was nearby and found unexploded shells and bullets on her lawn.
- Deaths
- 38 people were killed.
- Missing
- Four people were still being sought on Sunday.
- Location
- Myla, outside Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Facility contents
- The depot held artillery shells, mines, drones and other ammunition.
- Evacuations
- Hundreds of people were evacuated.
- Investigation
- Criminal cases were opened over the ammunition depot issue.
- Wider air campaign
- Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia launched nearly 2,000 strike drones, more than 1,600 bombs and 31 missiles at Ukraine during the week.