Kyiv Warehouse Explosion Map: What Zelensky Said About Ammunition Storage As 27 Deaths and 42 Injuries Reported

A drone strike hit an enterprise in Myla, roughly 35 kilometers west of Kyiv, at around 8:10 p.m. local time on Friday. The impact set off a large-scale fire that was quickly followed by a series of explosions, according to Kyiv region military administration head Tymur Tkachenko. The blast damaged nearby residential buildings, a care home for elderly and disabled residents, several private houses, and a food establishment.

Tkachenko said Saturday morning that 27 people were confirmed dead, cautioning that the toll “may not be final.” Among the dead was Taras Didych, mayor of the nearby village of Dmytrivska. Tkachenko later reported 42 injuries and said more than 380 residents, including children, had been evacuated. Emergency crews and rescue personnel continued working at the site into Saturday.

Zelensky’s Response

Zelensky said drones had struck a warehouse, causing widespread damage across the surrounding area. He did not disclose details about the facility itself but said existing regulations prohibit storing ammunition near homes or other residential zones. “Appropriate conclusions will certainly be drawn,” he said, adding that an investigation had been opened. Ukraine’s prime minister separately criticized the recurrence of such incidents, calling repeated failures to secure munitions storage “criminal negligence” this deep into the war.

Investigation Into Storage Practices

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed that a drone struck the enterprise’s grounds shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, triggering the fire and detonations. Investigators opened a pre-trial probe into the legality of storing explosive materials at the site, whether the unnamed company held the required permits, and the conduct of officials who approved the arrangement. Russia’s defense ministry said its forces had targeted a depot storing drone-manufacturing equipment, a claim that has not been independently verified.

The Myla explosion is the second major munitions-storage disaster near Kyiv in under two months. A similar strike on an ammunition depot in Vyshneve in early July killed several people and damaged hundreds of homes, prompting an earlier round of promises to relocate military stockpiles away from civilians. That the same pattern has now repeated raises pointed questions about oversight of ammunition storage and whether prior findings were acted upon. It also underscores a broader trend: both sides have intensified long-range strikes in recent months, and Ukrainian officials say civilian casualties from these attacks have climbed to record levels.

Prosecutors are expected to determine whether the warehouse operator violated storage regulations and whether any officials authorized or overlooked the arrangement. Zelensky’s government has signaled that further personnel consequences could follow, mirroring dismissals ordered after the July incident. The death toll from Friday’s strike may still rise, as rescue operations continue and some victims remain unaccounted for. Ukrainian officials are also likely to face renewed pressure to relocate ammunition and defense-industry stockpiles away from populated areas nationwide, given that this is the second such failure identified within two months.