Russian strikes have killed at least 37 people in Kyiv, most of them from a care home for the elderly, according to local Ukrainian officials.
It marks the deadliest attack on Ukraine’s capital this year, the Associated Press reports.
The strikes hit an ammunition depot, sparking a fire in the Bucha district overnight that spread to surrounding areas.
Dozens were injured with nearby infrastructure including residential buildings and the care facility for the elderly and people with disabilities suffering “significant damage”.
Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to punish those responsible and said criminal cases had already been opened on charges of official negligence.
He described it as a “terrible situation and terrible negligence on the part of those who stored explosives right next to people”.
Meanwhile, Russia’s defence ministry said it had successfully tested a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the US.
The missile, which has a range of more than 6,700km, was fired from the Arkhangelsk region and reached its designated target at the Kura test site in Kamchatka.
It comes just days after CIA Director John Ratcliffe travelled to Moscow to warn Russia off any attack on a Nato attack according to reports. The Kremlin denied the claims and accused western media of “scare-stories”.
Myla residents recall panic as drone strike sparked fires that raced through homes
Residents of Myla described scenes of panic as a Russian drone strike hit a warehouse in the village on Friday night, sparking massive explosions and fires that swept through dozens of nearby homes and buildings and killed 37 people.
The Friday night attack on the warehouse in Myla, a village in the Bucha district, was the war's deadliest attack this year and came on the second of three days of nearly round-the-clock Russian strikes that have severely disrupted life in and around the Ukrainian capital.
The warehouse strike sparked fires that raced through homes and damaged at least 50 residential buildings, said Tymur Tkachenko, who heads the local regional military administration. He was later cited by local media as saying 34 of the people killed were residents of a care home for elderly and disabled people. More than 370 people were evacuated.
The blasts rocked Myla, causing people to frantically seek cover.
"At about 8pm, the drone hit a warehouse somewhere and then the detonation began," Oleksandr Vodolaz, a village resident, told the Associated Press. "No one knew that weapons were stored there."
Another local, Zhanna Kravchuk, said she had so many questions about what happened.
"Why are weapons like this ... in warehouses and not on the front lines where they would help?" she said.
Stuti Mishra30 August 2026 05:15
Ukraine PM says Myla warehouse tragedy repeats 'criminal negligence' seen in July's Vyshneve strike
Ukrainian prime minister Serhii Koretskyi said the Myla warehouse strike echoed a July attack on an ammunition depot in the Kyiv suburb of Vyshneve, which killed 22 people and set off similar detonations and fires in nearby homes.
"Unfortunately, we can already see that the terrible tragedy in Vyshneve did not become a lesson," Mr Koretskyi said. "In the fifth year of a full-scale invasion, making the same mistakes is criminal negligence."
"And all those guilty, without exception, must be severely punished so that such situations do not happen again," he said.
The 37 killed in Friday's strike surpassed the 31 who died in a 2 July attack on Kyiv, which had been the deadliest single attack of the war so far this year.
Stuti Mishra30 August 2026 04:40
Zelensky opens probe over stored explosives
President Volodymyr Zelensky said criminal proceedings had been opened on charges of official negligence, suggesting local officials may have been responsible for storing explosives near homes in the Kyiv region village of Myla.
"There are regulations in place - ammunition cannot be stored near homes or other residential areas," Mr Zelensky said in an online post.
"Those who allowed this to happen must be held accountable for their decisions," he said, adding that "all those guilty, without exception, must be severely punished so that such situations do not happen again."
A drone strike on the warehouse, which officials say may have illegally stored munitions, sparked explosions and fires that damaged dozens of nearby homes and buildings in Myla, a village in the Bucha district.
Stuti Mishra30 August 2026 04:15
Watch: Moment Putin launches nuclear-capable missile in warning to West
Harriette Boucher30 August 2026 03:00
Navy tracks Russian warships in English Channel during ‘intense’ operation
Russian warships have been tracked by the Navy through UK waters in an “intense” 72-hour operation.
A task group was shadowed by Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan, Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans and patrol vessel HMS Severn as it made its way from the North Sea through the English Channel.
Russian destroyer Admiral Levchenko was watched escorting sanctioned cargo vessels General Skobelev and Sparta, with a Merlin helicopter extending the UK’s surveillance as the ships approached the Strait of Dover.
In response to the tracking, Russia deployed other military resources including the Neustrashimy frigate to guard the illegal shipment, UK officials said.
First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins said there was “no room for complacency” as shadow fleet vessels continue to pose “an unacceptable risk” to maritime security and the environment.
“Alongside our allies, this approach is forcing Moscow to divert Russian warships away from their core purpose. That is because Russia knows we stand ready to act again, should it be required,” he said.
Navy tracks Russian warships in UK waters for three days during ‘intense’ operation
First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins said there was no room for complacency in ‘unacceptable risk’
Harriette Boucher30 August 2026 02:00
ICYMI: Putin thinks Trump is ‘weakened’ by Iran war, says report
Vladimir Putin believes Donald Trump has been “weakened” by the war in Iran and this could allow the Russian president to ramp up aggression in Europe, US intelligence has indicated.
While the details of CIA director John Ratcliffe’s trip to Moscow this week remain elusive, The Washington Post has reported that the meeting cautioned Moscow against banking on the US president being distracted by conflict with Tehran to escalate action against Ukraine.
For Putin, the ground war in Ukraine has not proved to be the quick victory he presented to the Russian public, where in 2014, he claimed he could, if he chose to take Kiev, do so “in two weeks.”
Instead, as the war drags into its fifth year, Moscow has faced growing levels of internal division, putting pressure on the Russian president.
Putin thinks Trump is ‘weakened’ by Iran war, says report
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Harriette Boucher30 August 2026 01:00
Watch: The woman making Ukraine safe from landmines amid a brutal war
Harriette Boucher30 August 2026 00:30
Russia hits Kyiv with deadly strike as dozens killed in care home
Russian strikes have killed at least 37 people in Kyiv, most of them from a care home for the elderly, according to local Ukrainian officials.
At least 27 of those killed are reported to have been in the facility.
It marks the deadliest attack on Ukraine’s capital this year, the Associated Press reports.
The strikes hit an ammunition depot, sparking a fire in the Bucha district overnight.
Dozens were injured with nearby infrastructure including residential buildings and the care facility for the elderly and people with disabilities suffering “significant damage”.
Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to punish those responsible and said criminal cases had already been opened on charges of official negligence.
He described it as a “terrible situation and terrible negligence on the part of those who stored explosives right next to people”.
Maira Butt29 August 2026 23:57
Recap: Kremlin says it sees EU as hostile, no prospect of improved relations
The Kremlin has lashed out at EU nations for allegedly making statements suggesting that it regards Russia as an “adversary and even an enemy”.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday he saw no prospect of improved relations between Russia and the European Union.
He said that the EU's current politicians are confrontational towards Russia, “not only in words but also in deeds”.
It is not clear which statements he was referring to.
“They are mobilising Europe's military capabilities and directing them against our country, whilst taking a direct part in hostilities against us,” he added.
Harriette Boucher29 August 2026 23:00
Zelensky pays tribute to soldiers killed in war after Kyiv's deadliest strike of the year
Harriette Boucher29 August 2026 22:00
