1 killed, 36 injured in mass Russian missile, drone strikes on Ukraine's Kyiv

One person was killed, and 36 others were injured, with 11 people rescued from under a partially collapsed building in Kyiv overnight on May 14, as Russia launched a large-scale missile attack across Ukraine, extending a mass daytime assault into the night, Report informs via The Kyiv Independent.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said that one person was killed and 29 others were injured in Ukraine's capital. Meanwhile, another seven were injured in Kyiv Oblast, including a child, the State Emergency Service reported.

Shortly before 1 a.m. (GMT+3), Ukraine's Air Force issued a nationwide aerial alert, warning that Russia had launched MiG-31 bombers and that every region in the country was now at risk of ballistic missile strikes.

Tkachenko later warned that many Russian drones were headed toward the capital and that missile strikes were also a possible threat.

Explosions were heard in Ukraine's capital, a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground reported at 3:08 a.m. local time, as many air defense systems worked to knock down Russian drones.

Several rounds of ballistic missile explosions were then heard in Kyiv at 3:15 a.m. through 3:44 a.m. local time. An air raid alert was still in place in capital at 8:30 a.m.

In the Darnytskyi district, structural components of a residential building collapsed, and people might be trapped underneath, according to preliminary reports, Klitschko said.

"Eighteen apartments have been destroyed. A rescue and search operation is ongoing. According to preliminary information, 11 people have been rescued from the building," Klitschko said.

Following the Russian attack, running water has been disrupted in the eastern part (left-bank) of Kyiv, Klitschko reported.

Fallen drone debris sparked a fire on the roof of a five-story residential building in the Dniprovskyi district, and debris fell onto a road in the Holosiivskyi district, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.

A car was set ablaze by Russian drone debris in the Solomyanskyi district, Tkachenko said.

Drone debris fell on an office building, a parking structure, and a fire erupted at a 12-story residential building after it was struck by drone debris in the Obolonskyi district, Klitschko reported.

An unfinished 25-story building was also struck, local authorities reported.

The mass missile attack followed a day of relentless Russian drone strikes across the country.

In the afternoon of May 13, Russian forces carried out a prolonged combined attack on Ukraine's critical and civilian infrastructure, launching at least 800 drones in several waves. The strike targeted cities across Ukraine, including far-western regions rarely impacted by direct attacks.

The daytime attacks killed at least 14 people and injured over 80 others, including children and teens. First responders were also injured in "double-tap" strikes.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia could follow the drone waves with missile strikes to overwhelm Ukraine's air defenses and inflict "as much grief and pain as possible."

The warning was based on information from Ukraine's military intelligence agency, HUR, which said Russian forces were planning to continue the attack with a significant number of air- and sea-launched cruise missiles, as well as ballistic missiles.

Kremlin targets could include critical infrastructure and essential services in major cities, including energy facilities, defense industry enterprises, and government buildings, the agency said.