Russian strike on Ukrainian warehouse kills 27, sparks investigation into ammunition storage

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday the country's authorities had opened an investigation and were looking into possible official "negligence" after a Russian drone strike on a warehouse near Kyiv triggered a large detonation and killed at least 27 people."There are regulations in place - ammunition cannot be stored near homes or other residential areas," Zelenskyy said in a social media post on Saturday morning. The president did not explicitly say what had caused the detonation or what the warehouse was storing when it was attacked.Tymur Tkachenko, head of the local regional military administration, said that at least 50 residential buildings had been damaged in the attack, which also sparked a large-scale fire that spread to homes and a restaurant. A Russian drone strike triggered a major fire and explosions at a warehouse on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital Kyiv, forcing hundreds to evacuate the region, authorities said early on August 29. Serhii Okunev /AFP via Getty Images Among the dead, President Zelenskyy said, was the head of the Dmytrivka community Taras Didych who had been working to rescue people."Appropriate conclusions will certainly be drawn," Ze...

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