During her visit to Kyiv, Marta Kos, the European Commissioner for Enlargement, together with Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine Oleksii Kuleba, visited the Lukianivka district of Kyiv, one of the areas hardest hit by Russia's large-scale attacks.
According to Ukraine's Ministry for Communities and Territories Development, the officials honored the victims of the overnight Russian attack of May 24, 2026, by laying flowers at a residential building on Dehtiarivska Street. This five-story apartment building suffered the most severe damage after being struck by a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile.
Kuleba said that near the Lukianivska metro station, where they were standing, the enemy had launched about six missiles one after another. He said that one missile had hit the Kvadrat shopping center and another had struck the market, adding that while the Russian attack had destroyed buildings, it had not destroyed a tradition. According to him, residents considered the market a symbol of the capital's resilience, and by the very next day vendors had returned, cafes had reopened, and businesses had resumed operations.
