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Ukraine: 8 dead as Russian strikes pound Kyiv

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 487 words · By Wesley Rahn
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Ukraine: 8 dead as Russian strikes pound Kyiv May 14, 2026At least eight people, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed after a Russian missile slammed into a Kyiv apartment block on Thursday morning, authorities said, as Ukrainian cities came under aerial…

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Ukraine: 8 dead as Russian strikes pound Kyiv May 14, 2026At least eight people, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed after a Russian missile slammed into a Kyiv apartment block on Thursday morning, authorities said, as Ukrainian cities came under aerial…

Why it matters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the building had been virtually destroyed, and 20 people remain missing.

Common ground

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said more than 30 people were injured in the nine-story building.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Ukrainian cities of Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva and Sumy were also targeted on Thursday”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva, and Sumy (along with others) were targeted on Thursday.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Ukrainian cities of Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva, Kharkiv, Sumy and Odesa also were targeted in Russia’s bombardment, officials said. Twenty-eight people were wounded in Kharkiv, including three child…
https://www.irishnews.com/news/world/russia-hammers-ukraine-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The cities of Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva, Kharkiv, Sumy and Odesa also were targeted in the attack, which involved both ballistic and cruise missiles, she said. In the Darnytsia district of Kyiv, a mult…
https://www.ktep.org/world-news/2026-05-13/russia-hits-kyiv-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko said that Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva, Kharkiv, Sumy and Odessa. In the Chernihiv region, after a strike on a power facility in the Chernihiv region, more than 31 thousand…
https://eadaily.com/en/news/2026/05/14/russia-attacked-milit…
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Claim 2: “On Wednesday, Russia launched more than 800 drones at Ukraine, killing at least six people and injuring dozens”
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Claim 3: “the interception rate of drones and missiles was over 93%”
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Claim 4: “two people were injured in strikes on the Black Sea port city of Odesa”
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Multiple sources report injuries in Odesa, including a specific report of two people injured in a strike.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 14 August, two people were injured in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa.[62].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_strikes_(2022–present)
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia has launched one of its largest strikes on Kyiv, injuring four people and causing widespread damage across seven of the capital's ten districts, officials said. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Ze…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2jzp0ewe0o
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web search NEUTRAL — Two people were injured after Russian drones and missiles hit the city of Odesa and Odesa Oblast at night and in the morning on April 10, Odesa Regional Governor, Oleh Kiper, reported. Oblast’s energy…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/two-casualties-reported-after-r…
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Claim 5: “Trump meeting with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing”
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Claim 6: “fighting had cooled down during a three-day ceasefire marking the end of World War II”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the existence of a three-day ceasefire marking the end of WWII.
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Claim 7: “Ukrainian cities came under aerial attack for the third day in a row”
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Multiple sources report that Ukrainian cities were under aerial attack for the third consecutive day ending May 14, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A short-term ceasefire in the Russo-Ukrainian War was made in May 2026, following international mediation efforts and negotiations between the warring parties.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2026_Russo-Ukrainian_truce
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ukrainian may refer or relate to: Ukraine, a country in Eastern Europe Ukrainians, an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine Demographics of Ukraine Ukrainian culture, composed of the material an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian
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Claim 8: “more than 30 people were injured in the nine-story building”
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While sources confirm a nine-story building was hit and 'dozens' were injured, the specific number 'more than 30' is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; only general mentions of 'dozens' appear.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Kyiv was part of the Kyiv offensive in the Russian invasion of Ukraine for control of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, and surrounding districts including Hostomel Airport. The combata…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kyiv_(2022)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both banks of the Dnieper River. As of January 2022, the population of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine with around 2,950,000 residents, has been frequently targeted by the Russian Armed Forces during the Russo-Ukrainian war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_strikes_(2022–present)
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Claim 9: “180 structures were damaged in the Russian strikes, with 50 of the targets residential apartment blocks”
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President Zelensky is cited in web results as stating that 180 sites were damaged, including more than 50 residential buildings.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 180 mm gun S-23 (Russian: 180-мм пушка С-23) was a Soviet heavy gun of Cold War era. It was developed in the early 1950s, with the design based on naval guns. Its first public appearance was the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/180_mm_gun_S-23
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-57 (Russian: Сухой Су-57; NATO reporting name: Felon) is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi. It is the product of the PAK FA (Russian: ПАК ФА, prospecti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-57
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Claim 10: “Kyiv had offered to extend the ceasefire, which Russia rejected”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an offer by Kyiv to extend a ceasefire or a rejection by Russia.
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Claim 11: “more than 1,560 Russian drones have been fired against Ukrainian population centers since Wednesday”
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Claim 12: “At least eight people, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed after a Russian missile slammed into a Kyiv apartment block on Thursday morning”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm a Russian missile strike on a Kyiv apartment block on Thursday, May 14, 2026, resulting in at least eight deaths, specifically mentioning a 12-year-old girl.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States–Ukraine–Russia meetings in Geneva were the third round of trilateral talks between delegations from the United States, Ukraine, and Russia. The meetings took place in Geneva on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States–Ukraine–Rus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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Claim 13: “the building had been virtually destroyed, and 20 people remain missing”
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Sources confirm the apartment building was demolished/flattened and that at least 20 people were believed to be missing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Kyiv was part of the Kyiv offensive in the Russian invasion of Ukraine for control of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, and surrounding districts including Hostomel Airport. The combata…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kyiv_(2022)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Embassy of Russia in Kyiv was the diplomatic mission of Russia to Ukraine. The chancery was located at 27 Povitroflotskyi Prospekt in Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_Russia,_Kyiv
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Kyiv convoy was a column of Russian military vehicles stretching some 64 kilometres (40 mi) in Kyiv Oblast from Prybirsk to Hostomel via Ivankiv involved in the Russian invasion of Ukraine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Kyiv_convoy
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Claim 14: “Hungary's new foreign minister, Anita Orban, said Budapest strongly condemned the attacks, and that she had summoned the Russian ambassador”
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Claim 15: “Anita Orban... is of no relation to Hungary's Russia-friendly former PM Viktor Orban”
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Claim 16: “Strikes on the northeastern city of Kharkiv injured 28 people”
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Web search results explicitly state that 28 people were wounded in Kharkiv, including three children, as reported by regional head Oleh Syniehubov.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2022, a series of rocket strikes by the Russian Armed Forces killed nine civilians and wounded 37 more during the battle of Kharkiv. The Russian Army used cluster munition in the attack…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_strikes_(2022–present)
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web search NEUTRAL — In Kharkiv, two people were injured in an enemy drone attack last night, January 28, which caused a large-scale fire in a factory. Among the victims is a child.Last night, on January 28, explosions we…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-massively-strikes-kha…
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web search NEUTRAL — "At present, 28 people are known to have been injured.As reported, on the morning of October 8, Russian troops attacked an enterprise in the Industrialnyi district in Kharkiv. At least 21 people were …
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3914145-injury-toll-in-…
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