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At least 24 killed in Kyiv in one of deadliest Russian attacks since start of war – Europe live
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At least 24 people, including three children, were killed in recent Russian missile attacks on Kyiv, marking one of the deadliest assaults since the war began. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy reported significant destruction in the city.
Key points
- At least 24 people killed in Russian attacks on Kyiv
- Three children among the casualties
- Significant destruction reported in the city
- Zelenskyy visited the attack site
- Considered one of the deadliest attacks since the war began
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At least 24 people, including three children, were reported killed in yesterday’s Russian attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The death toll update came after a night of search and rescue operations.
“The Russians practically demolished an entire section of the building with their missile,” president Zelenskyy said after visiting the site in Kyiv.
The Ukrainian ministry of foreign affairs said it was “one of the deadliest attacks on Kyiv since the start of Russia’s full-scale war.”
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, joined by prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko and interior minister Ihor Klymenko visit the site of an apartment building damaged during yesterday’s Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: State Emergency Service Of Ukraine/Reuters
Zelenskyy added:
“A Russia like this can never be normalised – a Russia that deliberately destroys lives and hopes to remain unpunished. Pressure is needed. It is Ukraine that is defending Europe and the world so that such strikes, in which children are killed, do not spread further.”
Separately, Russia and Ukraine have reportedly exchanged 205 prisoners of war each, which Zelenskyy said was the first part of a broader swap of 1,000 for 1,000.
It’s Friday, 15 May 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
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Q&A
How many people were killed in the recent Russian attacks on Kyiv?
At least 24 people, including three children, were killed in the attacks.
What did President Zelenskyy say about the missile attacks on Kyiv?
President Zelenskyy stated that the Russians practically demolished an entire section of a building with their missile.
Why are the recent attacks on Kyiv considered significant?
The Ukrainian ministry of foreign affairs described the attacks as one of the deadliest on Kyiv since the start of Russia's full-scale war.
