Zelenskyy honours memory of those killed in Kyiv building destroyed by Russian missile – photos

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has honoured the memory of 21 adults and three children killed in a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Kyiv on 14 May.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Details: The president arrived at the site of the destroyed building and laid flowers in memory of those killed.

Zelenskyy at the site of the attack.

Photo: State Emergency Service

Quote: "My sincere condolences to everyone who lost their families and loved ones because of this savage terror.

The world must remember the price Ukraine pays every day so that Russian aggression does not spread to other nations.

May the memory of everyone whose life was taken by Russia be blessed."

Zelenskyy at the site of the attack.

Photo: State Emergency Service

Background:

• As a result of a Russian combined strike on the night of 13-14 May, part of a multi-storey building collapsed in Kyiv. The attack claimed the lives of 24 people, including three children.
• The strike also damaged over a dozen apartment buildings, a car service centre, a business centre, a supermarket and other facilities, as well as nearly three dozen vehicles.
• Friday 15 May has been declared a day of mourning in Kyiv for those killed in the Russian attack on 14 May.
• On 15 May, rescue workers completed the search and rescue operation at the site of the section of building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district that had been destroyed by a Russian missile.

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