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🔴 Russian strike on warehouse near Kyiv kills at least 27 people, hundreds evacuating
A Russian drone strike triggered a major fire and explosions at a warehouse on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital Kyiv, killing at least 27 people and forcing hundreds to evacuate, regional governor Tymur Tkachenko said on Saturday. Writing on the Telegram messaging app, he added that 42 people were also wounded and that more than 380 were being evacuated from the strike area in the Bucha district. A fire broke out and was "accompanied by explosions", Tkachenko said. "More than 200 people have already been evacuated from the scene, including children." Russia and Ukraine have for several months been intensifying their long-range strikes, increasingly targeting civilian infrastructure such as logistics warehouses and oil and port facilities. These attacks are causing a growing num
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