‘We’re alive’: Kyiv-area survivor recalls Russian strike that killed 38

Debris litters Liudmyla Polianychko's young daughter's bedroom. Charred artillery shells and belts of ammunition lie scattered across her carefully manicured lawn.

'We're alive': Kyiv-area survivor recalls Russian strike that killed 38  Reuters

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday, Aug. 30, that the death toll from a Russian drone strike on an ammunition warehouse in the village of Myla (Bucha district, Kyiv region) has reached 38 people. Twenty people were injured, including two children, and four remain missing following the Friday night blast,

A firefighter works at the site of a Russian drone attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released on Aug 29, 2026. (Photo: State of Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region) 29 Aug 2026 09:33PM KYIV: At least 37 people were killed after a Russian drone strike o

Another 42 people were also injured and more than 380 evacuated from the strike area in the Bucha district, Tymur Tkachenko, governor of the Kyiv region, wrote on the Telegram app.

Another 42 people were also injured and more than 380 evacuated from the strike area in the Bucha district

KYIV, Aug 29 - At least 27 people were killed after a Russian drone strike on a Kyiv-area warehouse sparked a detonation, officials said on Saturday, prompting calls by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to punish those responsible.