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Russian Strike on Kyiv Depot Kills 37 · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: Ukrainian officials say a Russian missile strike on an ammunition
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  Speaker 1: depot near Kyiv has triggered a massive explosion, killing at
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  Speaker 1: least 37 people and injuring dozens more. The attack, which
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  Speaker 1: occurred overnight, is one of the deadliest in recent weeks
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  Speaker 1: and underscores the intensity of Russia's campaign against Ukraine's logistics
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  Speaker 1: and supply hubs. Local authorities reported that the depot, located
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  Speaker 1: in the Brovery district east of Kyiv, was struck by
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  Speaker 1: multiple ballistic missiles. The resulting blast leveled nearby warehouses and
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  Speaker 1: sent shockwaves across residential neighborhoods, shattering windows and igniting fires.
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  Speaker 1: Emergency services rushed to the scene, pulling survivors from rubble
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  Speaker 1: and battling flames that engulfed surrounding buildings. Ukrainian military officials
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  Speaker 1: confirmed that the depot stored artillery shells and rockets intended
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  Speaker 1: for frontline units. They acknowledged that while some munitions were destroyed,
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  Speaker 1: others had been relocated in anticipation of Russian targeting. Still,
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  Speaker 1: the scale of the blast caused widespread damage, complicating resupply
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  Speaker 1: efforts for troops fighting in the east. Residents described scenes
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  Speaker 1: of chaos. It felt like the ground was splitting apart,
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  Speaker 1: one survivor said. The explosion was so strong that people
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  Speaker 1: thought it was an earthquake. Hospitals in Kiev reported dozens
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  Speaker 1: of casualties, with several in critical condition. The strike comes
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  Speaker 1: amid Russia's intensified use of ballistic and cruise missiles to
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  Speaker 1: overwhelm Ukraine's air defenses. Ukrainian officials said some incoming missiles
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  Speaker 1: were intercepted, but the sheer volume made it impossible to
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  Speaker 1: stop all of them. Analysts warn that Russia's focus on
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  Speaker 1: ammunition depots and logistics hubs is designed to weaken Ukraine's
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  Speaker 1: ability to sustain its counteroffensive. International reaction was swift. The
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  Speaker 1: European Union condemned the attack as a violation of humanitarian law,
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  Speaker 1: while NATO officials reiterated calls for increased air defense support
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  Speaker 1: to Ukraine. The United Nations urged restraint and emphasized the
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  Speaker 1: need to protect civilian infrastructure. Markets also reacted, with energy
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  Speaker 1: prices rising on fears of further instability in the region.
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  Speaker 1: Analysts noted that strikes on supply chains could worsen humanitarian
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  Speaker 1: conditions as Ukraine struggles to maintain food and fuel distribution networks.
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  Speaker 1: For Ukraine, the blast is both a tactical setback and
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  Speaker 1: a human tragedy. As the war enters its third year,
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  Speaker 1: Russia's continued targeting of civilian and industrial sites highlights the
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  Speaker 1: enduring brutality of the conflict and the urgent need for
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  Speaker 1: international support.