New Delhi, July 24 -- Russia struck an arms show near Kyiv on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding a hundred, Ukrainian officials said, in an incident that raised questions around the safety of such events.

Ukraine's prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko announced a criminal inquiry to establish "who made the decision to hold the event... and whether the risks were properly assessed under martial law".

An AFP reporter saw at least five bodies covered in black sheets near the shooting range that hosted the event.

Promotional tents still stood inside the courtyard of the shooting range, with drones displayed beneath them, while a screen kept playing a weapon company's promotional video.

Behind a vehicle, a dead man lay on the ...