Russia Launches Largest Aerial Assault on Kyiv Since War Began, Killing 24 and Injuring 48
On May 14, 2026, Russia conducted its largest aerial attack on Kyiv since the war began, targeting a nine-story apartment building with a cruise missile strike. The attack killed 24 people and injured 48, including three children. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack and vowed a response, while EU leaders expressed support for Ukraine.
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Ukraine’s air force says the attack on Thursday was part of the largest aerial assault since the war began.
The cruise missile hit the nine-story corner block during what the Ukrainian air force said was Russia's biggest barrage of the country since its all-out invasion
Among the victims in Kyiv was 12-year-old Lyubava Yakovleva, whose father was killed during the war.
Ukraine's capital Kyiv was in mourning on Friday after a Russian attack killed 24 people a day earlier, including three children, with President Volodymyr Zelensky denouncing Moscow's "brutal terror" and the two sides going ahead with an exchange of hundreds of captured soldiers.
Zelensky condemns Russia after strike on Kyiv apartment block kills 24 The Straits Times
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children.
The drone and missile barrage, that mostly targeted Kyiv, marked one of Russia's largest attacks in the past four years. Many EU leaders voiced support for Ukraine.
Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24 The Washington Post
Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24 AP News
Search-and-rescue operation in Kyiv concludes following Russian strike: 24 dead, 48 injured Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
Ukrainian emergency services said today that a massive Russian missile and drone attack that pummelled Kyiv yesterday killed at least 24 people, further shredding hopes of a halt to Moscow's grinding invasion.