Russian attack near Kyiv kills 37, Ukraine says in deadliest strike of the year
At least 37 people were killed after a Russian strike hit a warehouse near Kyiv on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, making it the deadliest attack
At least 37 people were killed after a Russian strike hit a warehouse near Kyiv on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, making it the deadliest attack in Ukraine this year. The blast tore through the village of Myla in the Kyiv region and left damaged buildings, burnt-out vehicles and firefighters working through the wreckage.
The strike came close to the Ukrainian capital, where war has often arrived in sudden bursts of missile and drone fire. Photos from the scene showed a destroyed car by a road sign pointing toward Kyiv and Zhytomyr, while emergency crews put out a fire at the warehouse after what Ukrainian authorities described as a drone attack.
Fire, debris and bodies
AP images from the site showed police officers inspecting the area after the attack, and an emergency worker carrying the body of a civilian from the scene. Another photo showed the body of a driver near the warehouse after the explosion.
The Ukrainian Emergency Service said firefighters were extinguishing the blaze in the warehouse near Kyiv on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. The attack hit a civilian area hard. No further details were immediately available from the provided material about the facility or the full scale of the damage.
One of the year’s deadliest strikes
The death toll of 37 put the assault among the deadliest in Ukraine since the start of the year. The figures underline how the war continues to inflict heavy losses far from the front line, with Kyiv region still exposed to Russian strikes despite repeated rounds of air defenses, emergency response and repairs.
The village of Myla sits in Kyiv region, within reach of attacks that have repeatedly forced civilians, rescue crews and local officials into damage control. Saturday’s strike followed an explosion at the warehouse, turning the site into a scene of fire, shattered masonry and wrecked vehicles.
In one AP image, a road sign still pointed toward Kyiv and Zhytomyr beside a damaged building and a destroyed car. Around it, the work of recovery had already begun. The emergency service kept firefighters on the job as police examined the area, while the number of dead kept rising.
