President Volodymyr Zelensky has said officials who allowed weapons warehouses to operate in a residential area outside Kyiv where explosions killed 10 people had been identified and would be held accountable.
A Russian strike this week on the small town of Vyshneve on Kyiv’s western outskirts hit a warehouse housing arms, setting off a series of secondary explosions damaging hundreds of houses. An investigation has since established which officials had authorised use of the warehouse.
“This was a direct violation of both the law and a decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s staff,” Zelensky said. “The responsible officials have been identified and the state’s position is that each of them must be held accountable.
It comes as Zelensky said Ukraine needs its allies to ensure weapons supplies are provided more promptly, after Russian Missile and drone attacks kill eight people and injure dozens more.
Speaking in his nightly video address he said: “I am preparing changes in Ukraine’s diplomatic efforts. We need a new level of cooperation with our partners to ensure that agreements on arms supplies are fulfilled.
“Agreements reached by national leaders must be implemented much more quickly and completely.”
