Most victims of blast in Ukraine's Myla village were residents of elderly care home
A Russian drone strike and subsequent ammunition detonation in the village of Myla in Kyiv region's Bucha district killed 37 people, most of them residents of a private nursing home. Another 42 were injured.
A Russian drone strike and the resulting detonation of ammunition in the village of Myla, in the Bucha district of Kyiv region, has killed at least 37 people, with most of the victims being residents of a private nursing home called "Dobryi Dim" (Good House), Ukrainian media report, citing State Emergency Service (DSNS) spokesperson Svitlana Vodolaha.
According to the DSNS, 27 deaths have so far been confirmed, while another 10 remain unconfirmed because only body fragments were found at the site; their identity can only be established after identification. At least 27 of the confirmed dead were residents of the nursing home.
The DSNS spokesperson said that rescuers, upon arriving at the scene, managed within the first seconds to save 10 people who were outside or in basements and unable to get out on their own. Over the course of the night, rescuers and police together evacuated around 400 people. Rescue teams from other regions have been brought in to help deal with the aftermath, but it remains unclear when the work will be completed, as repeated Russian strikes are hampering the effort.
Journalist Diana Butsko reported on social media that everyone who was inside the nursing home died — at least 31 bodies were found there. Three more victims were local residents: two died in a building opposite the home, and one in a car. According to local residents, two strikes were heard overnight, the first around 20:30 on 28 August, with ammunition detonations continuing throughout the night.
Background
On the evening of 28 August, powerful explosions were heard in the Bucha district, a fire broke out at a storage facility, and traffic was closed on a section of the M-06 Kyiv–Chop highway between the 15th and 32nd kilometers. Commenting on the incident, President Volodymyr Zelensky said ammunition must not be stored near residential areas, noting that the first strike on Myla hit defense forces' storage facilities that should not have been located there. Ukraine's General Staff said Russia bears the root responsibility for the tragedy. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has opened a criminal case over the Russian strike on the warehouses in the Bucha district.
