Russia's latest attack on Kyiv: nine killed, including child, 44 people injured and 20 still missing – photos, video

May 14, 2026 - 12:11

As of 12:00 on 14 May, nine people are known to have been killed, including a 12-year-old child, and 44 injured in a combined Russian missile and drone attack on the city of Kyiv. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has reported that 20 people are still missing.

Source: Pavlo Petrov, spokesperson for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv, on the national joint 24/7 newscast; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko; Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko; Kyiv police; Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration

Quote from Petrov: "As of now [14:45 – ed.], seven people have been killed."

The mayor clarified that the body of a 12-year-old girl was recovered from under the rubble in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district.

The police said that among those found dead under the rubble of the building were two men aged 21 and 30, as well as a woman whose identity is currently being established.

Details: Law enforcement officers said another man died in hospital after being injured in a Russian attack on a petrol station.

Update: Klitschko reported later that the number of people injured had risen to 44, including two children, one of whom was a one-month-old baby.

"Forty four people have been injured in the capital. There are currently 21 people in hospital, including one child. Twenty-three of those affected are receiving outpatient treatment," Klitschko said.

Ihor Klymenko has said "more than 10 people are still believed to be missing". Search and rescue operations are under way. Six dog-handling teams have been deployed in the operation.

Later, the State Emergency Service said that "at least 20 people are known to have been missing".

Rescue workers working at the scene Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Details: Klitschko said part of a residential building had collapsed in the Darnytskyi district, destroying 18 apartments in total.

Rescue workers managed to save 27 people in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, but people may still be trapped under the rubble of the damaged residential building.

"Emergency response operations are currently ongoing in the Obolonskyi, Darnytskyi and Holosiivskyi districts," Petrov added.

A psychologist at the scene Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Klitschko also reported water supply disruptions on the left bank of the city following the attack.

Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration, reported that according to updated information, eight people were killed as a result of the attack. "This is further proof that Russia is waging war against the civilian population and seeking to wipe out Ukrainians. Among those killed in the attack is a 13-year-old girl. My sincere condolences to all who have lost loved ones today," he stated.