Event Brief
Kyiv couple killed in Russian cruise missile strike
Filed: May 18, 2026 at 2:10 AM ET
Summary: Maryna Homeniuk and Yurii Orlov were killed when a cruise missile flattened their Kyiv apartment building.
WHO: Maryna Homeniuk and Yurii Orlov
WHAT: A cruise missile flattened their apartment building during a wave of Russian airstrikes.
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 12:26 AM ET
WHERE: Kyiv, Ukraine
WHY: No motive has been reported.
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