A major controversy has erupted in Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged that officials from Ukroboronprom, the country's state-owned defence conglomerate, illegally stored ammunition near residential neighborhoods in Vyshneve, outside Kyiv. Zelensky said such storage was expressly prohibited and confirmed that Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) had identified the officials responsible following a deadly Russian strike that triggered massive secondary explosions. The attack reportedly killed seven people, wounded dozens and caused widespread destruction, with homes damaged, power cut and hundreds forced to evacuate. Two heads of Ukroboronprom enterprises are now under criminal investigation as questions grow over weapons storage practices and civilian safety during the Russia-Ukraine war.
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