Russian strike on a Kyiv-area depot kills dozens; Zelenskyy blames illegal ammo storage

Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched at least two missiles and 267 drones overnight.

Local authorities said a Ukrainian drone attack in Belgorod killed at least three people and wounded nine.

Authorities said three of the Belgorod injured are in serious condition.

Sevastopol’s Moscow-appointed governor said a Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured three.

Pavlo Palisa said Russia has increased jet-powered drones and their numbers will keep growing.

Prokudin said Russia intensified attacks on Kherson infrastructure, about 70 percent of which is under Russian control.

Prokudin urged tens of thousands of residents to move because of possible winter power and heating outages.

Palisa said Ukraine’s interceptor drones have not yet shown the expected effectiveness against jet-powered drones.

Zelensky said Kyiv hoped to reach 1,000 long-range drone launches a day.

Zelensky said Ukraine averages over 300 long-range strikes, which he calls sanctions.

Zelensky said there must be more long-range strikes and Ukraine will achieve that goal.

Russia’s defence ministry said its forces destroyed 313 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Rostov governor Yuri Slyusar said Ukrainian drone attacks wounded 11 people, with nine hospitalised including four children.

Resident Liubov Pavlenko said her home about 200 metres from the warehouse was completely damaged.

Pavlenko said cracks ran around the perimeter and windows and the structure was compromised.

Pavlenko said she was still numb and expected a bigger breakdown the next day.

The Ukrainian army said it had shot down 233 Russian drones.

Klitschko said five people, including an 18-year-old girl, were injured in Saturday morning strikes on Kyiv.

Local officials said five people were killed across the country over the past day.

Zelensky reported overnight strikes in Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia.

Local officials said two people were killed and 25 injured in strikes in Belgorod and Rostov in 24 hours.

The Moscow-appointed governor of occupied Zaporizhzhia said four people were injured in a shopping-centre strike.

Ozon said a Ukrainian drone hit one logistics centre and it suspended a second site.

Kateryna wrote her husband found only ash and bones where his mother had been.

Kateryna wrote they learned the building had burned down and Valentyna could not have got out on her own.

Kateryna wrote the family saw a smoke cloud but were not told the fire was at Valentyna’s home.

Kateryna said the family did not immediately realise the tragedy was at Valentyna’s care home.

Zhanna said a shell hit the car and they suffocated from the smoke.

Zhanna said her husband and a passer-by sheltered in the basement with a dog.

Valeriia Momot wrote that the Russians killed her father and their pets and destroyed their home.

A Russian drone hit a facility in Myla around 8:10 p.m. on 28 August, prosecutors reported.

Zelensky said four people remained missing and crews were still neutralizing explosives.

Resident Stefania Torska said she heard a powerful explosion while on a video call with her children.

Torska said she had gone about 100 meters toward the site when another explosion hit.

Torska said her grandson described the fire as lava rising high into the air.

Kuznietsova said an ammunition depot was across the road from the clinic.

Torska said the fire caught up with her as she reached her own gate.

Tetiana Biletska said she saw a drone heading toward the warehouse from Dmytrivka, about two kilometers away.

Veterinarian Nataliia Kuznietsova said she was at work when the attack began.

Biletska said a mushroom cloud rose after the first massive explosion.

Kuznietsova said explosions shook the clinic walls and blew out windows.

Biletska said she had no idea ammunition was stored in the warehouses she passed daily.

Kuznietsova said clinic staff and patients were uninjured but the building was heavily damaged inside.

Biletska said explosions came every 20 to 30 seconds, then every second.

Biletska said Didych stayed during the occupation and helped everyone.

Zelensky said more than 300 emergency workers were involved in the response.

The SBU said the facility was struck by a Russian Geran-4 jet-powered drone.

Resident Maryna Bondarenko said explosions continued until morning and sounded like metal rain.

Bondarenko said yesterday they prayed to survive and today they covered windows and cleared glass.

Tkachenko said 30 August was declared a day of mourning in Kyiv Oblast.

Koretskyi said the government would use reserve funds to compensate those affected in Bucha district.

Koretskyi said Russia is trying to paralyze economic activity in the capital and large cities.