European, Japanese and U.S. parts helped Russia build missiles that killed 24, including three children, in Kyiv – Zelenskyy

Missiles Russia used to kill 24 people in Kyiv on the night of May 14 – including three children – could not have been built without components from companies in Europe, Japan, and the United States, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address.

Emergency rescue workers in helmets and protective gear search through the rubble of a heavily damaged apartment building on May 14, 2026, in Kyiv

“The key task is to cut off all supply channels into Russia for components used in missile and drone production. In this week’s strike on Kyiv, the Russians used missiles that were produced this year. Without components from companies in Europe, Japan, and the United States, the Russians simply would not have been able to produce these missiles. The same applies to most other weapons these bastards use to strike our cities, to hit ordinary Ukrainian homes,” the President stated.

He warned that if Russia’s war machine is allowed to continue, its next strikes could target Europe, Russia’s other neighbors, and more distant regions, pointing to Russian involvement in Syria and Africa as evidence of its broader ambitions.

“Right now, the Russians are constrained in many ways here by our defense. But what comes next? Where will the Russians go next? There must be determination to push this country into becoming safer for the world. Sanctions and all other forms of pressure are the best tools to achieve that,” he added.

To provide background, on the night of May 13-14, a combined Russian strike caused the partial collapse of a high-rise building in the Darnytskyi District of Ukraine’s capital, killing 24 people, including three children. Ukrainian President stated that Moscow struck a residential building in Kyiv with a Kh-101 missile manufactured in the second quarter of this year.