💥 Attack

A Russian X-101 cruise missile struck a 9-story apartment building in the Darnitsa region of Kyiv, collapsing part of the structure and causing significant casualties.

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Meduza Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post

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One cruise missile destroyed part of an apartment building in Kyiv, killing 27 and injuring 31.

Meduza → Source tone: certain

State Emergency Service rescuers were clearing rubble at the site of the collapsed building on May 14, 2026.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

A Russian drone attack caused a fire in a private house in the Vyshhorod district of the Kyiv region, specifically in Khotianivka.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Residential buildings and infrastructure facilities have been damaged in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Fifty-six missiles of various types, including Iskander ballistic and Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, were launched in the overnight attack, as well as 675 one-way attack drones.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Twenty-nine X-101 cruise missiles, 12 Iskander or S-400 missiles, and 652 of the drones were shot down or jammed before reaching the target.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

A Russian missile and drone attack damaged a residential building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, causing part of it to collapse.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.939Z

Source story: day-1541a-2026-05-16