Detonation in Myla village: Investigation ongoing, hundreds of forensic examinations still needed – Kovalskyi
The investigation into the explosions in the village of Myla in the Kyiv region is complex and requires considerable time. Further procedural decisions concerning those responsible for the tragedy may follow once forensic examinations have been completed.
He said this during a meeting with journalists, Censor.NET reports.
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"Criminal proceedings are underway. Everyone is monitoring this case: the Security Service of Ukraine, the State Bureau of Investigation and the Prosecutor General’s Office," he said.
According to him, numerous investigative steps are required, including determining the extent of the damage.
"Two months is not a long time for proceedings like these. Hundreds of forensic examinations alone are needed to determine the extent of the damage, the number of victims, who was responsible, and who was in charge of storage. This is a very complex case," the acting prosecutor general added.
"We need to understand certain things: Russia is the cause of this. I really do not want us to shift all the responsibility onto those people who are actually trying to keep our country standing and defend it.
Where there has been official negligence, notices of suspicion have been issued. And there is a strong likelihood that further procedural decisions will follow once all the forensic examinations have been completed," Kovalskyi concluded.
Explosions in Myla
- It was previously reported that on the evening of 28 August, a warehouse caught fire in the Bucha district as a result of an enemy attack. The fire was accompanied by explosions. Emergency services are working at the scene.
- Prior to this, Oleksii Biloshitskyi, head of the Patrol Police Department, reported that traffic had been closed to all vehicles on the M-06 Kyiv–Chop motorway in the Kyiv region. The restrictions are in place from the 15th to the 32nd kilometre in both directions.
- Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi stated that the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Head of the State Emergency Service had reported on an enemy strike in the Bucha district of the Kyiv region, where a fire broke out following the strike, leading to subsequent explosions. He said that the horrific tragedy in Vyshneve had not served as a lesson.
- The Office of the Prosecutor General has launched an investigation into allegations of waging an aggressive war and possible official negligence in connection with the consequences of the enemy attack in the Bucha district of the Kyiv region.
- As of 11.30 a.m. on 29 August, 37 people are known to have died, and over 40 have been injured. Around 50 houses have been damaged.
- In addition, it was reported that Taras Didych, the head of the Dmytrivka community, had been killed.
- According to the latest figures, 38 people have been killed and over 50 wounded.
