Zelensky passes buck over civilian deaths after drone depot blast

Following a Russian strike the Ukrainian leader has ordered a criminal probe into the storage of explosive UAV parts in a residential area Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has acknowledged that a drone depot was set up in a residential area outside Kiev after a Russian UAV strike obliterated the facility.

Secondary detonations of explosives stored there caused severe damage to the surrounding area, killing at least 27 people in nearby homes.

Later on Saturday, the regional authorities reported that the death toll has climbed to 37.