A Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building killed 24 people, including three children, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported large-scale drone attacks on Ukrainian population centers.
Rescue workers clear the rubble of a house heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
KYIV, Ukraine — 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. Emergency workers finished digging through the building's rubble after more than a day, Zelenskyy said on X. 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.
Russia hammered Ukraine with large-scale aerial attacks in the days following a May 9-11 ceasefire that U.S. President Donald Trump said he asked Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to observe. Fighting went on over those 72 hours, although reportedly on a lesser scale. This week's attacks ran counter to recent suggestions from Trump and Putin that the war, now in its fifth year, is close to ending.
Zelenskyy said Thursday that Moscow had launched more than 1,560 drones against Ukrainian population centers since Wednesday. In all, some 180 sites across the country were damaged, including more than 50 residential buildings, he said. Previously, the biggest Russian drone attack was from the evening of March 23 to the evening of March 24 when Moscow's forces fired nearly 1,000 drones and missiles at Ukraine.
The cruise missile that hit the apartment building was built in the second quarter of this year, Zelenskyy said, apparently after Ukrainian experts analyzed the wreckage.
"This means Russia is still importing the components, resources, and equipment necessary for missile production in circumvention of global sanctions," Zelenskyy said in another post on X late Thursday. "Stopping Russia's sanctions evasion schemes must be a genuine priority for all our partners," he said. Russia and Ukraine have continued to occasionally swap prisoners of war, and 205 from each country returned home Friday. Zelenskyy said it was the first phase of a planned 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap.
Some of the Ukrainians released had been held in Russian captivity since 2022, he said, and had fought in some of the war's fiercest battles. County supervisors to consider closing San Pasqual Academy, againKPBS keeps you informed with local stories you need to know about — with no paywall. Our news is free for everyone because people like you help fund it.
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