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Foreign diplomats visit Kyiv apartment block hit by Russian missile

Ambassador of Pakistan to Ukraine, Kanwar Adnan Ahmed Khan, Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome, Ambassador of Italy to Ukraine Carlo Formosa, and Ambassador of Spain to Ukraine Ricardo Lopez-Aranda Jagu visit a nine-storey apartment block in the Darnytskyi district as part of a group of over 60 heads of diplomatic missions of foreign states and international organizations accredited in Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2026. The residential building was struck by a missile, reportedly a Kh-101, at around 3:00 a.m. local time on May 14. The missile detonated inside the building, causing an entire section to collapse, resulting in the deaths of 24 people, including three children, and injuring 48 others. The search and rescue operation lasted more than 28 hours, during which the State Emergency Service rescued 30 residents. (Photo by Yevhen Kotenko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto) NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS.