Officials have confirmed that a Russian assault on the Bucha district, situated near Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, has resulted in the tragic loss of at least 27 lives as of Saturday.
Tymur Tkachenko, who leads the local regional military administration, reported that the attack caused damage to at least 50 residential buildings. The assault also ignited a massive fire that extended to residences and a nearby restaurant.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a statement indicating that a warehouse in the village of Myla was hit, triggering an explosion.
While he provided no further specifics about the location, Zelensky mentioned that legal action had been initiated on grounds of official negligence.
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Zelensky emphasized existing regulations, stating, “Ammunition cannot be stored near homes or other residential areas.”
The Ukrainian leader wrote that a care home for elderly people and people with disabilities and residential buildings were damaged.
“More than 370 people have already been evacuated, and the evacuation is ongoing,” he said.
Almost constant air raids in Kyiv have now reached their third day, choking the economy in the Ukrainian capital and severely disrupting civilian life more than four and a half years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.