Heavy Russian strikes on Kyiv kill one, wound 31

Large-scale Russian strikes connected Kyiv killed 1 idiosyncratic and wounded astatine slightest 31 others, metropolis authorities said connected Thursday (May 14, 2026), arsenic Moscow ramped up attacks connected Ukraine pursuing a short-lived ceasefire.

AFP journalists successful the superior heard aerial raid sirens wailing earlier a bid of large explosions that lasted passim the night, spurring residents of the superior to question structure successful metro stations.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had launched much than 670 onslaught drones and 56 missiles successful the onslaught that homed successful connected targets chiefly successful Kyiv. "These are decidedly not the actions of those who judge the warfare is coming to an end. It is important that partners bash not stay soundless astir this strike," helium wrote connected societal media, informing that much radical could beryllium trapped nether the rubble astatine onslaught sites.

The Ukrainian person added that much than 20 locations successful Kyiv had been damaged, including residential buildings, a school, a vet and different civilian infrastructure.

Tymur Tkachenko, the caput of Kyiv's subject administration, said 1 idiosyncratic was killed and 16 others were wounded successful the barrage connected the city. Ukraine's authorities exigency work aboriginal reported 31 people, including a child, had been wounded successful strikes crossed the Kyiv region.

Military authorities said the strikes deed six districts of the superior and six much successful the surrounding region. At daybreak, AFP journalists saw rescue workers searching for survivors successful the rubble of destroyed buildings successful Kyiv. Rescuers were seen hauling a wounded idiosyncratic from a partially collapsed residential building.

Ukraine's exigency work said those hunt and rescue operations were ongoing. Strikes from some Moscow and Kyiv resumed aft Russia ended a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026).

Ukraine ties onslaught connected Kyiv to the Beijing summit

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha tied the overnight onslaught to the Xi-Trump summit, saying the battle proved Russia was a menace to planetary security.

“At the precise clip erstwhile leaders of the astir almighty countries are gathering successful Beijing, and the satellite hopes for peace, predictability and cooperation, Putin launched hundreds of drones, ballistic and cruise missiles astatine the superior of Ukraine,” Mr. Sybiha said connected Telegram.

He said determination should beryllium “no illusions” astir ending the Russian warfare connected Ukraine. “Only unit connected Moscow tin marque him stop,” helium said of President Putin, adding that U.S. and Chinese leaders had capable leverage to compel Russia to extremity the conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump had announced the intermission past week, hours earlier Russian person Vladimir Putin presided implicit a scaled-down subject parade successful Red Square to people the day of triumph successful World War II. Mr. Zelenskyy has urged Trump to sermon ending the struggle during his meetings this week with Chinese person Xi Jinping.

Russia has pounded Ukrainian cities for much than 4 years, but it usually launches large-scale drone and rocket attacks astatine night. One time earlier, a barrage of "at slightest 800 Russian drones" targeting chiefly occidental Ukraine killed six radical and wounded dozens of others.

Russia's penetration of Ukraine successful February 2022 has spurred the worst struggle successful Europe since World War II, sidesplitting hundreds of thousands of radical and displacing millions more.

With inputs from AFP, AP