Russia has subjected Kyiv and the surrounding region to five straight days of relentless drone attacks, unleashing hundreds of drones and increasingly deploying faster, jet-powered variants that are putting Ukraine’s air defenses under growing pressure. The barrage has killed at least 38 people in Kyiv and the Kyiv region and repeatedly disrupted life across the capital, with prolonged air-raid alerts forcing residents into shelters and businesses, transport services and other civilian infrastructure to shut down.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. 38 killed in arms depot blast The deadliest incident occurred late Friday, Aug. 28, in Myla, west of Kyiv, where a Russian strike hit a Ukrainian military depot storing ammunition, drones and explosives. The strike triggered a massive explosion and fire, followed by secondary detonations that sent flames and debris across the surrounding area. The death toll has risen to 38, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday. Another 20 people were injured and four remained missing. Emergency crews extinguished most of the fires, while bomb-disposal teams were clearing unexploded ordnance and other dangerous debris from the site. Zelensky said the area had been significantly contaminated by the blast and announced that Ukrainian prosecutors had opened a criminal negligence investigation. The incident has also triggered anger over the continued storage of large quantities of ammunition and explosives near residential areas.