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blue-wave

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Thu May 14, 2026, 03:07 PM Thursday

Zelensky instructs military to prepare response to Russia's deadly Kyiv attack

Source: Kyiv Independent

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 13 people and injured at least 45 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. Among the victims killed were two children, including a 12-year-old child, according to the State Emergency Service. It reported 45 people injured as of 4:30 p.m. local time.

In a residential area on the eastern bank of the city, first responders' work is ongoing in and around a large pile of rubble, where 11 people have already been rescued.

According to the State Emergency Service, 17 people still remain missing.

Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-rock-kyiv-as-russias-mass-daytime-drone-strike-becomes-large-scale-missile-attack/



Putin is getting his butt handed to him by Ukraine. So he stepping up the intensity of attacks. How long can he continue this? In the meantime, I hope Ukraine rains pure hell on down on Russia until they remove their troops from Ukrainian territory.
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Zelensky instructs military to prepare response to Russia's deadly Kyiv attack (Original Post) blue-wave Thursday OP
Kill Putin and all his "friends" dave99 Thursday #1
I thought there was a lull in the fighting for a Russian remembrance so now they bomb residential areas? Deuxcents Thursday #2
Russia is a terrorist state that needs to surrender and pay reparations to Ukraine. Slava Ukraini! LymphocyteLover Thursday #3
Get some orangecrush Thursday #4
Operator Starsky had a very caustic commentary on The Moscow Butcher's terrorist attack on Kiev ... Pluvious 12 hrs ago #5
The question in his title says it all blue-wave 10 hrs ago #6

Deuxcents

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2. I thought there was a lull in the fighting for a Russian remembrance so now they bomb residential areas?
Thu May 14, 2026, 04:52 PM
Thursday

Give em hell, President Z. How about some help for the Ukrainian people?

LymphocyteLover

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3. Russia is a terrorist state that needs to surrender and pay reparations to Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!
Thu May 14, 2026, 05:44 PM
Thursday

Pluvious

(5,449 posts)
5. Operator Starsky had a very caustic commentary on The Moscow Butcher's terrorist attack on Kiev ...
Fri May 15, 2026, 02:31 PM
12 hrs ago

blue-wave

(5,531 posts)
6. The question in his title says it all
Fri May 15, 2026, 03:58 PM
10 hrs ago

Russia is becoming increasingly desperate. They are lashing out because they know they are losing.

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