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Foreign diplomats visit Kyiv apartment block hit by Russian missile

People gather at an impromptu memorial near 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, 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)

Small Group of People Three Quarter Length Ukraine conflict Russian invasion Ukraine war war conflict Russia-Ukraine war aftermath emergency apartment block remembrance mourning Darnytskyi district Kyiv memorial people cry emotion grief Ukraine Russian missile Kh-101 residential building collapse State Emergency Service search and rescue Yevhen Kotenko Ukrinform NurPhoto May 15 2026 May 14 24 killed 3 children 48 injured 30 rescued impromptu memorial missile strike.