Editorial photo #13707464 Unrest, Conflicts and War
Foreign diplomats visit Kyiv apartment block hit by Russian missile
Municipal workers rest under the bucket of a construction vehicle as they remove rubble at a nine-storey apartment block in the Darnytskyi district, where a section was destroyed, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2026. The residential building was struck by a missile at around 3:00 a.m. local time on May 14, 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)