Zelenskyy: Russia struck Kyiv residential building with Kh-101 missile manufactured this year

Russian forces struck a residential building in Kyiv on the night of 13–14 May with an Kh-101 missile manufactured in the second quarter of this year.

Source: Zelenskyy's address on 14 May

Quote: "We are carefully establishing exactly what weapons – which missiles and drones – the Russians used this time. Early reports indicate it was a Kh-101 missile that struck a residential building in Kyiv.

The missile was manufactured in the second quarter of this year. This means Russia is still importing the components, resources and equipment necessary for missile production in circumvention of global sanctions.

Stopping Russia's sanctions evasion schemes must be a genuine priority for all our partners. We are preparing steps that can intensify our joint counteraction – sanctions must be more painful for Russia."

Details: Zelenskyy also said that over two days of what was effectively continuous air attack, the Russians deployed more than 1,500 drones and 56 missiles of various types.

Strikes were recorded in the cities of Ivano-Frankivsk and Rivne and Volyn Oblast, Odesa Oblast, Poltava Oblast and Sumy Oblast – in most regions of Ukraine.

Quote: "Today, at the Staff meeting, together with our military, the ministers of defence and energy, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, and representatives of the special services, we also analysed the response to this two-day attack.

First, the level of our air defence and, accordingly, the interception rate is quite high. For drones, it is 93 percent. Of course, it needs to be higher, and today we discussed which measures in the regions could help achieve this."

Details: Zelenskyy added that protection against missiles is more difficult and protection against ballistic missiles is a daily priority.

Quote: "The PURL initiative needs new steps now – at the turn of spring and summer. I am grateful to all our partners in Europe who have begun forming an anti-ballistic coalition. This is truly the strongest solution – for Europe to have its own sufficient production of air defence systems and missiles for them, specifically against ballistic threats.

Europe already has the potential to counter other challenges, and it is being scaled up, but on ballistic missile defence, all of us in Europe need significantly greater cooperation – and a different pace: the pace of implementing our agreements."

Background: The death toll from the Russian strike on Kyiv on the night of 13-14 May rose to 12, including two children. A further 46 people were injured, of whom 20 are in hospital.

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