Zelenskyy vows response after Russian strike kills 24 in Kyiv
Key takeaways
- Ukraine’s air force says Thursday’s attack was part of the largest aerial assault since the war began.
- Ukraine’s air force said the strike, which also killed three children, was part of Russia’s largest aerial assault on the country since the war began more than four years ago.
- He said his office and state residence were among the targets, alongside government buildings and military command posts.
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Ukraine’s air force says Thursday’s attack was part of the largest aerial assault since the war began.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Emergency services search for missing people following a Russian missile and drone attack on May 14, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine [File: Diego Fedele/Getty Images]By Daniel Khalili-Tari and Reuters Published On 15 May 202615 May 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says strikes targeting Russia’s oil industry and military production facilities are “entirely justified” after Moscow flattened an apartment block in Kyiv, killing at least 24 people.
On Friday, Zelenskyy warned that Russia’s attacks would not go unpunished, saying he had discussed long-range strikes with senior military, security and intelligence officials, as a day of mourning was observed in Kyiv following Thursday’s attack on a nine-storey apartment block in the capital’s Darnytskyi district.