On Friday morning, the Ukrainian State Rescue Service confirmed that rescuers are still continuously searching the ruins of the destroyed building in Darnytsky District. While the capital holds a day of mourning for the victims of the attack, in which Russia deployed hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, Ukrainian diplomacy is calling for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
On the night of Thursday, Russia attacked Ukrainian Kiev with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles. According to the rescuers’ statement on Friday, the strikes have claimed at least 21 victims, including three children, writes TASR based on the AFP report.
- At least twenty-one people, including three children, were killed in the Russian attack on Kyiv.
- Rescuers in Kyiv are continuously removing the debris and searching for the missing.
- The air strike damaged 20 buildings, including houses, a school and a clinic.
- Ukraine requests the convening of the UN Security Council due to the escalation of Russian attacks.
Rescuers are still searching the wreckage
“Twenty-one people, including three children, died in the Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of May 14. Rescuers are continuously removing debris and searching for people in a building in Darnytskyi district,” the Ukrainian state rescue service wrote on the Telegram social network. The death toll was previously put at 16.
The Ukrainian air force said on Thursday that Russia attacked Ukraine, and mainly Kiev, with a total of 675 drones and 56 missiles overnight. Air defenses reportedly intercepted most of them.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, 20 buildings were damaged in the capital, including houses, a school, a veterinary clinic and other civil infrastructure. Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko announced that Friday will be a day of mourning in Kyiv to commemorate the victims of the latest wave of attacks.
UN Security Council
Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiha wrote in a post on the X network that in response to the air attack on Kyiv and its surroundings, Ukraine initiates the convening of the UN Security Council.
In recent days, Ukraine faced one of the most intense waves of Russian attacks in recent times. The Russian military usually combines drones and long-range missiles in such operations. The Ukrainian side claims that Russia has hit civilian infrastructure objects, including apartment buildings, schools and medical facilities. Russia has declared that it targets exclusively military and logistical objects.
