The Security Service of Ukraine has opened a criminal case over a Russian strike on warehouses in the village of Myla in Kyiv Region’s Bucha District, which triggered a secondary detonation of ammunition. At least 37 people were killed in the tragedy.
The Security Service of Ukraine reported this.
According to investigators, Russian forces carried out the strike using a "Geran-4" type drone. After the hit, ammunition stored at the warehouses detonated, causing widespread destruction and casualties.
The criminal proceedings were opened under Article 437 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — the crime of aggression — and Article 425 of the Criminal Code — negligent attitude to military service.
According to Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi, law enforcement officers are currently establishing all the circumstances of the tragedy, including why an ammunition depot was located near residential housing. Police, together with SBU investigators and representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor General, have already questioned around 40 victims and witnesses. Physical evidence seized at the scene has been sent for expert examination.
Rescue workers continue to extinguish remaining fires, and it is still unsafe to stay near the site. Overnight, around 400 residents were evacuated from the area of the tragedy. In addition, police and State Emergency Service personnel rescued more than ten people who were in basements and could not get out on their own.
What is known about the explosions in Bucha District?
- On the evening of 28 August, the enemy struck a production facility in the village of Myla, near the Zhytomyr motorway. The strike led to a detonation.
- Thirty-seven people were killed. The identities of some of the victims are still being established. Four more people are considered missing.
- As a result of the explosions, preliminary data indicate that around 130 residential houses, as well as other civilian facilities, were damaged.