As mass drone strikes pounded the greater Kyiv area for three consecutive days, a warehouse (ammunition depot) near a residential area was hit, triggering massive sequential explosions and resulting in numerous casualties.

According to Reuters and AFP, a Russian drone struck a warehouse facility in the village of Myla in the Bucha district, on the western outskirts of Kyiv, late the previous night, causing a massive fire and giant sequential explosions.

Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, stated that the death toll, initially tallied at 27, has risen to at least 37, with around 40 people injured, including four children.

The victims reportedly include the mayor of the nearby town of Dmytrivka.

Rescue and search operations are ongoing at the scene.

The powerful sequential explosions in the middle of the village prompted some 370 residents to evacuate in an emergency.

At least 50 surrounding residential buildings and major infrastructure, including a nursing home for the elderly and disabled, were severely damaged.

Authorities have launched an investigation, suspecting that the explosion site was used to store weapons or ammunition.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X, "There are regulations stating that ammunition cannot be stored near houses or other residential areas," adding, "Those who allowed this situation to happen must be held accountable for their decisions."

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office is investigating the legality of the warehouse, including whether the owner obtained the necessary permits and approvals to store explosives.

This disaster happened just about a month after a secondary explosion caused by an airstrike killed 10 people in Vyshneve, on the outskirts of Kyiv, last month.

Visiting the disaster site, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal (Note: keeping original text flow without altering names if not specified, but let's translate simply as Ukrainian Prime Minister) — Wait, let's just translate as Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi or whatever is in the text: Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi, who visited the disaster site, said, "Repeating the same mistakes in the fifth year of a full-scale war is criminal negligence," adding, "All responsible parties must be severely punished without exception to ensure this never happens again."

Russian airstrikes targeting the Ukrainian capital have continued day and night for three days.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, between late night on the 28th and early morning on the 29th, Russia unleashed at least two missiles and 267 drones toward Ukraine.

Amid constant air raid sirens and the roaring sounds of air defense systems blanketing the skies over Kyiv, civilian casualties continued to mount.

In downtown Kyiv, a 2-year-old girl was killed by falling debris from an intercepted drone, and a 14-year-old girl lost her life in the Boryspil area.

Ukraine also struck back.

A drone strike on the Belgorod region of mainland Russia caused a fire at a logistics warehouse of the major Russian retail company Ozon, leaving three people dead.

One person was also killed in Sevastopol, Crimea, in an attack by the Ukrainian side.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)