Zelenskyy visits site of deadly Darnytskyi high-rise strike
Zelenskyy visits the site of the devastating high-rise strike in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district to honor the 24 victims killed (Photo: SES in Kyiv)
The world must remember the staggering price Ukraine pays daily to prevent Russian aggression from spreading, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote after a visit to the site of a deadly high-rise strike in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district on May 15.
He honored the memory of those killed in the missile strike and expressed his deepest condolences to their families.
Earlier on May 15, the State Emergency Service reported the conclusion of rescue operations in the district, confirming that 24 people, including three children, lost their lives.
48 people were injured across the capital in the May 14 attack.
The deadly assault on the capital on May 14
The tragedy in the Darnytskyi district occurred in a massive overnight and morning attack on May 14, when Russia targeted Kyiv with cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and drones. Preliminary reports suggest a Kh-101 cruise missile struck the residential building, causing an entire section to collapse. Among the children killed were three girls, aged 12, 15, and 17.
Additional damage was reported in the Holosiivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Obolonskyi, and Dniprovskyi districts. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted that Russia launched 56 missiles and 675 drones during the assault, with Kyiv serving as the primary target.
May 15 has been declared a Day of Mourning in Kyiv.
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