The latest massive Russian attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on May 24 is being described as one of the most intense in all the years of the war. The enemy used cruise missiles, UAVs, and the “Oreshnik,” which struck Bila Tserkva in Kyiv Oblast.
As a result of the attack, three people were killed in the capital and another 92 were injured, including an infant. Fires caused by the shelling were extinguished at 25 locations, including with the help of helicopters.
Among the destroyed and damaged sites were one of Kyiv’s oldest markets, a shopping center near the Lukianivska metro station, and the metro station itself. People who were using the metro as a shelter smelled smoke, and during one of the explosions, parts of the ceiling came down. One man was injured.
On the second day after the attack, parts of the burned-out site were still smoldering. Emergency workers and municipal services were working there. Near the market, residents of the nearby building gathered in groups. They shared what they had lived through during the attack and exchanged information on how to receive compensation for damaged property.
In the market stalls, it was still possible to recognize the charred goods that had been on sale just two days earlier: cabbage, jars of preserves, apples. Teenagers were climbing through the ashes.
“Let’s go, I’m talking to you!” the mother scolds one of them as he approaches a burned-out car. “What, have you never seen charred cars before?”
“Here lived a cat. A very sweet little grey cat…” an elderly woman says, looking in despair at the market stalls disfigured by fire.
The metro station has resumed service. Fresh flowers and produce are being sold near the entrance. Nearby cafés are open. Kyiv is recovering.
