President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 14 said he had instructed Ukraine's military to prepare "possible formats for our response" to a deadly Russian missile and drone strike on Kyiv that killed at least 24 people and injured at least 48 others.
Explosions from dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones rocked Kyiv overnight, as Russia's latest mass attack on Ukraine partially destroyed a large apartment building. Three children, who were born in 2008, 2010, and 2013, were among the victims killed, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration. Forty-eight people, including two children, have also been reported injured.
The State Emergency Service reported at around 9 a.m. local time on May 15 that it had finished the search and rescue operation at a residential building on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, where rescuers were looking for victims under rubble.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said following the attack that he instructed to initiate a United Nations Security Council meeting "to respond to Russia's killings of Ukrainian civilians and attacks against humanitarian personnel."
"Such a scale of Russian terror necessitates strong international responses, and I request all states to react," Sybiha said in a post on X.
