Revision History

A Russian Kh-101 cruise missile struck a nine-story apartment building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district on May 14, 2026, killing 24 people including three children, during what Ukraine's air force called the heaviest aerial barrage since the full-scale invasion began. The attack came hours after a US-brokered three-day ceasefire ended and on the same day Russia and Ukraine exchanged 205 prisoners of war each — the first tranche of a 1,000-for-1,000 deal — raising sharp questions about Moscow's willingness to separate military escalation from diplomatic engagement.