In the early hours of August 29, Russian forces struck several Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv and Mykolaiv. In Kyiv, an apartment in a multi-story residential building caught fire, as did private houses, and two people were injured.
The heaviest strike hit Mykolaiv, leaving part of the city without power and halting its electric transport. Russia's Defense Ministry said it targeted the city's port infrastructure and logistics centers. No casualties were reported.
On the evening of August 28, an explosion and a large fire, accompanied by secondary detonations, occurred in the village of Myla in the Bucha district of Kyiv region. According to Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, at least six people were wounded, and more than 200, including children, were evacuated. He later reported deaths without specifying the number.
Russia's Defense Ministry said it struck an ammunition depot in Myla. There is no independent confirmation of this.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, commenting on the strike, called it "criminal negligence." He compared the incident to an explosion in Vyshneve on July 6, where an ammunition depot located near residential buildings was also hit. Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office has launched an investigation into possible official negligence, checking the legality of placing and storing explosive items on the enterprise's territory.
In the Odesa region, one person was killed and three injured in a strike on the Izmail district. Authorities in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions also reported one death each from Russian strikes.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Ukrainian troops shot down 233 of 267 drones overnight, with hits in 15 locations. Russia also launched several missiles.
Sources differ: Russia's Defense Ministry claims the strikes targeted an ammunition depot and a logistics center, while Ukrainian authorities do not confirm this. According to rescue services, in Kyiv's Sviatoshyn district, a strike caused a fire in an apartment building; details of the attack on Myla are being clarified.