Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24
Zelenskyy said the strike killed 24 people, including three children, and left 48 wounded as rescue crews cleared the rubble.
- On Thursday, May 14, 2026, a Russian cruise missile struck a nine-story apartment block in Kyiv, killing 24 people, including three children, as emergency crews finished clearing rubble after more than a day of search operations.
- This attack occurred during Russia's largest aerial barrage since the full-scale invasion began; Moscow launched over 1,500 drones and dozens of missiles against Ukrainian population centers since Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted the Kh-101 missile was manufactured in the second quarter of this year, indicating Russia evades sanctions to acquire components; Ukraine intercepted 94% of drones and 73% of missiles.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko declared Friday, May 15, 2026, a day of mourning, while nearly 50 people were wounded and hundreds of rescuers worked over 28 hours to clear 3,000 cubic metres of rubble.
- French President Emmanuel Macron stated Russia demonstrates "weakness" by targeting civilians, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Moscow is "choosing escalation over negotiation"; Zelenskyy urged partners to prioritize blocking Russian sanctions evasion schemes.
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Kyiv in mourning after Russian strike kills 24
KYIV - Ukraine’s capital Kyiv was in mourning on Friday after a Russian attack killed 24 people a day earlier, with President Volodymyr Zelensky denouncing Moscow’s “brutal terror” and the two sides going ahead with an exchange of hundreds of captured soldiers.
VIDEO - Russia's bombing of Kiev on the night of Wednesday to Thursday 14 May killed 24 children, announces Ukrainian relief services. Ukraine's capital will observe a day of mourning on Friday, according to its mayor, Vitali Klitschko.
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Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24
By SAMYA KULLAB, HANNA ARHIROVA and BARRY HATTON KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building rose Friday to 24, including three teenagers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as he led the mourning for one of the deadliest attacks on the capital in the 4-year-old war. The cruise missile hit the nine-story corner apartment block Thursday during what the Ukrainian air force sa…
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