Volodymyr Zelensky vows to punish officials for negligence following deadly Russian drone strike on Myla warehouse
Volodymyr Zelensky has pledged to hold officials accountable for the storage of explosives near residential areas following a Russian drone strike in the village of Myla. The strike hit an ammunition warehouse in the Bucha district, causing massive explosions and fires that damaged at least 50 residential buildings.
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The attack resulted in 37 deaths, making it the deadliest single strike of the year so far. Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, has faced continued drone strikes overnight, with fires reported in the Obolonskyi and Klitschko districts. Meanwhile, the Russian defence ministry reported successful tests of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of over 6,700km. In a separate maritime operation, the UK Navy tracked a Russian task group through the English Channel. First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins stated that the shadow fleet vessels pose an unacceptable risk to maritime security and the environment.