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Family photo albums are seen near a heavily damaged house after a Russian strike on a residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 15, 2026.

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Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24

Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24

The death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building has risen to 24. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the capital in the 4-year-old war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said three teenagers were among the victims. He led an official day of mourning Friday in Kyiv, a day after the Russian cruise missile struck the nine-story corner block amid what the Ukrainian air force said was Russia’s biggest barrage of the country since its full-scale invasion in 2022. Throughout the day, people came to the rubble-strewn site to leave bouquets and stuffed toys. Zelenskyy said Thursday's assault mostly targeted the Ukrainian capital, where 48 people were wounded.