Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia unleashes deadly strike on Kyiv hitting care home and houses, killing 37

At least 37 people have been killed in Kyiv after Moscow struck an ammunition depot, sparking a fire in the Bucha district overnight. Dozens were also injured in the deadliest Russian strike in Ukraine’s capital this year, with nearby infrastructure including residential buildings and a facility for the elderly and people with disabilities suffering “significant damage”. Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to punish those responsible and said criminal cases had already been opened on charges of official negligence. He described it as a “terrible situation and terrible negligence on the part of those who stored explosives right next to people”. Meanwhile, Russia’s defence ministry said it had successfully tested a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the US. The missile, which has a range of more than 6,700km, was fired from the Arkhangelsk region in the country's northwest and reached its designated target at the Kura test site in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka region. It comes just days after CIA Director John Ratcliffe had travelled to Moscow to warn Russia off any attack on a NATO member. The Kremlin has said he did not meet president Vladimir Putin during the visit.Recap: Kremlin says it sees EU as hostile, no prospect of improved relations The Kremlin has lashed out at EU nations for allegedly making statements suggesting that it regards Russia as an “adversary and even an enemy”. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday he saw no prospect of improved relations between Russia and the European Union. He said that the ⁠EU's current politicians are confrontational towards Russia, “not only in words but also in deeds”. It is not clear ‌which statements he ‌was referring to. “They are mobilising Europe's military capabilities and directing them against our country, whilst taking a direct part in hostilities against us,” he added. Harriette Boucher29 August 2026 23:00Zelensky pays tribute to soldiers killed in war after Kyiv's deadliest strike of the year We paid tribute to fallen Ukrainian warriors. Every day of free life on Ukrainian soil has been won by our defenders – the people who stood up to protect their nation, their right to be free, and gave their lives for it. We preserve the memory of every name, every story, every… pic.twitter.com/uQvbYkZOXI— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 29, 2026 Harriette Boucher29 August 2026 22:00 Harriette Boucher29 August 2026 21:00Kremlin says it sees EU as hostile, no prospect of improved relations The Kremlin has accused Europe of being hostile for making statements suggesting it sees Russia as an “adversary and even an enemy”, Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday. He added that Moscow sees no prospect of improved relations between Russia and the European Union. Peskov did not specific which comments he was referring to but he said that EU politicians had been confrontational towards Russia “not only in words but also in deeds”. “They are mobilising Europe's military capabilities and directing them against our country, whilst taking a direct part in hostilities against us,” Peskov said. Maira Butt29 August 2026 20:29Gordon Brown warns Ukraine faces ‘worst winter’ of war as he urges Trump to act Ukraine is facing its "worst winter" since the conflict with Russia began, Gordon Brown has warned, urging Britain and allies to press Donald Trump to bolster support for the nation. The former prime minister said the US president should be urged to let Ukraine produce Patriot interceptor missiles, explaining these could help defend the country from Russian bombardment. Brown said the war – which began when Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 – is in a "critical moment", and recalled Trump previously "promised he would give the design for interceptors to Ukraine", but "hasn’t yet done so". Speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Friday, the former Labour leader said: "We’re at a very critical moment in this Ukraine war." Adding this "could be the worst winter" so far, he said: "Putin has realised he can bomb into populated areas and the infrastructure, put out the electricity, put out the power in Ukraine, by using his missiles and his bombs that cannot be intercepted because America is not providing the interceptors that are necessary." Harriette Boucher29 August 2026 20:00In focus: ‘Where there were bombs, there are now sunflowers’: The woman ridding Ukraine of Russian mines The Independent’s Maira Butt reports: Every morning, Antonina Kulhava wakes up to the whirr of Russian drones. After checking local alerts to ensure her family and friends are safe, she commutes to her job as a humanitarian deminer at one of Ukraine’s many fields littered with bombs. Her team face grave danger as they comb through craters of mud left by missiles, in fields once tilled by farmers. Ukraine is one of the world’s most heavily mined countries with between 20 to 25 per cent of its surface covered with potentially dangerous weapons. This amounts to more than 139,000 square kilometres of land, a size larger than England and Wales combined. The existence of these mines is devastating for civilians, contributing to one of the world’s highest rates of civilian casualties. Children are among those at risk if the mines are not safely cleared. “It’s an interesting and challenging job,” she tells The Independent. “It’s nothing like I’ve done before. It helps people in Ukraine because the more we clean our lands, the more people will come back to their homes, to their lands, and also just to make Ukraine safer.”