Death toll from Russian strike on Ukrainian arms depot rises to 38

Russia’s Defence Ministry announces plans to launch ‘massive strikes’ against Ukraine’s infrastructure before winter.The death toll from a Russian strike on an arms depot near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has risen to 38, marking the war’s deadliest attack so far this year, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.Emergency workers on Sunday continued to extinguish the resulting fires and explosions that began on Saturday in the village of Myla, Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram, adding that bomb disposal teams were also working to clear the site.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Ukraine reinforces Donetsk as it seeks to disrupt Russia’s weapons flowlist 2 of 3Russia warns it could target UK in response to Kyiv firing British missileslist 3 of 3Ukrainian strikes kill 12 in Russia and Donbas, target Wildberriesend of listHe said 20 people were injured, while four remained missing.The attack was the second to hit a munitions depot near Kyiv within two months, with officials voicing anger that arms were still being stored so close to residential areas.Ukrainian prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged criminal negligence.Russia warningMeanwhile, Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its forces were preparing to launch “massive strikes” against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, following a Ukrainian drone campaign against Wildberries, dubbed “Russia’s Amazon”, as well as the country’s oil and gas sector, which Kyiv says both funds and directly fuels Moscow’s war in Ukraine.During the war’s previous winters, Russia systematically battered Ukraine’s power grid, depriving thousands of heat and light in freezing temperatures. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly warned that the coming winter may prove the most challenging since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.The Ukrainian military said it launched overnight attacks on an oil refinery in Russia’s Leningrad region and a military base in the Krasnodar region.