A woman with a dog walks among the rubble of a house damaged after a Russian strike on residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Photos show damage after Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, as residents take shelter
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents surveyed the damage and took shelter Thursday following a Russian strike on a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A woman speaks via a phone in front of her house damaged after a Russian strike on residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)A man clear the rubble of a hotel damaged after a Russian strike on residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)A house is seen damaged after a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)People take shelter inside a house damaged after a Russian strike on residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)A man carries his bunny inside a house damaged after a Russian strike on residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)A boy holds his cat as he takes shelter inside a house damaged after a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Rescue workers clear the rubble of a house damaged after a Russian strike on residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)An injured man walks in front of his house damaged after a Russian strike on residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)A man clears the rubble inside his house damaged after a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Cars burn after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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