Russian strikes on Kyiv and the region: depot in Kyiv and warehouse in Bucha
On the night of September 1, Russian forces struck a railway depot in Kyiv with ballistic missiles. Earlier, on August 29, a strike on a warehouse in the Bucha district of Kyiv Oblast killed 27 people. Ukrainian authorities report dozens of casualties and evacuations.
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· 7Российские удары по Киеву убили 12 человек, 20 ранены
1Российский удар баллистическими ракетами по депо в Киеве унёс жизни семи человек
2В результате российских ударов по Бучанскому району погибли 27 человек, более 40 ранены
3Российский удар по Киевской области унёс жизни 27 человек в Бучанском районе
4Удар РФ по складу в Киевской области: 27 погибших, 42 раненых
5В Киеве объявлен траур 21 августа после удара РФ, унесшего 15 жизней
6Российский удар поразил склад «Новой почты» в Киевской области
7Key points
- Total losses in the capital as a result of the combined attack amounted to eight killed, according to the State Emergency Service; by other accounts, at least 12 people were killed and 20 wounded in Kyiv and its environs, including two children.
- The strike on a warehouse in the Bucha district on August 29 killed at least 27 people, wounded 42 and damaged about 50 buildings.
- 381 people were evacuated from the emergency zone in Bucha, including 59 children; about 400 residents of adjacent areas were evacuated according to the regional administration.
- Russia stated that the strikes targeted Ukrainian military and energy facilities; the Ukrainian prosecutor's office launched an investigation into official negligence after the warehouse strike.
What happened
The strike on a warehouse in the Bucha district, carried out on August 29, killed at least 27 people and wounded 42, reported Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the head of the Kyiv regional military administration Tymur Tkachenko. The strike on the village of Myla caused detonation and a major fire, damaging about 50 buildings, including residential houses and a boarding facility for elderly people and people with disabilities. 381 people were evacuated from the emergency zone, including 59 children; according to the head of the regional administration, about 400 residents of adjacent areas were evacuated.
What changed
Earlier, on August 21, mourning was declared in Kyiv after a combined attack that killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 40. On August 28, Russian forces struck a Nova Poshta warehouse and a production facility in Kyiv Oblast, using repeated strikes almost an hour after the first hit.
Who's affected
Among those killed at the depot were six employees of Ukrzaliznytsia; one railway worker was hospitalized. 381 people were evacuated from the emergency zone, including 59 children; about 50 buildings were damaged, including the boarding facility.
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