Most of those killed by explosions in Bucha were elderly care home residents – photos
Most of the 37 people killed as a result of a Russian UAV strike and the subsequent detonation of ammunition in the village of Myla, in the Bucha district near Kyiv, were residents of a care home for the elderly.
Source: hromadske, citing Svitlana Vodolaha, a spokesperson for Ukraine's State Emergency Service, and its own correspondents; hromadske journalist Diana Butsko on Facebook
Details: Vodolaha said the deaths of 27 people have so far been confirmed. The other 10 cases have not been confirmed, as these relate to human remains found at the site of the Russian attack. The exact number of people killed will only be known after they have been identified.
According to hromadske's correspondents, the private care home for the elderly was the worst affected, and most of the people killed were residents of the home. The State Emergency Service said at least 27 residents were killed.
The spokesperson for the State Emergency Service also said that "literally within the first few seconds" after first responders arrived, they rescued 10 people who were outside or trapped in basements and unable to get out on their own. Overall, firefighters and police officers evacuated around 400 people that night.
The State Emergency Service also said that firefighters from other regions have been brought in to deal with the aftermath of the attack. It is currently unclear when the work will be completed, as it is being hampered by further Russian attacks.
Butsko said on Facebook that the care home was called Dobryi Dim (Good Home).
"Everyone who was in the building was killed. At least 31 bodies have been found. Three people from the local area were also killed. Two died in the building opposite the care home, and one person was in a car," she reported.
According to Butsko, local residents heard two strikes, the first at 20:30 on 28 August. The explosions continued throughout the night.
Background:
- Powerful explosions were heard in the Bucha district of Kyiv Oblast on the evening of 28 August. A warehouse facility caught fire, and all traffic was blocked in both directions on the M-06 Kyiv-Chop road between kilometres 15 and 32.
- As of 29 August, local authorities reported that the death toll from the Russian attack and subsequent detonation in the Bucha district has risen to 37, while another 42 people were injured.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that ammunition cannot be stored near residential buildings. He also said the first strike in Myla village hit a defence forces warehouse that "should not have been there".
- Commenting on the deaths of dozens of people after the Russian strike on Myla, Ukraine's General Staff said Russia is the root cause of the tragedy.
- The Security Service of Ukraine has launched a criminal investigation into the Russian strike on warehouses in the Bucha district.
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