8 May 2023
![Destroyed apartments of a residential building hit by the debris of a Russian Shahed kamikaze drone in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv](/assets/images/kyiv/3772635549499299.jpg)
Destroyed apartments of a residential building hit by the debris of a Russian Shahed kamikaze drone in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv on May 8, 2023.
— Photo by Ruslan Kaniuka / Avalon
![An interior view shows an apartment damaged by the remains of a suicide drone, shot down during a Russian overnight strike in Kyiv](/assets/images/kyiv/2944622564928762.jpg)
An interior view shows an apartment damaged by the remains of a suicide drone, which local authorities consider to be Iranian-made Shahed-131/136, shot down during a Russian overnight strike in Kyiv on May 8.
— Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters
![People pass by an apartment building damaged by a drone that was shot down, during a Russian overnight strike, amid Russia's attack, in Kyiv](/assets/images/kyiv/2669777569474293.jpg)
People pass by an apartment building damaged by a drone that was shot down, during a Russian overnight strike, amid Russia's attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 8, 2023.
— Photo by Andrew Kravchenko / AP Photo
![A drone explosion is seen during a Russian strike in Kyiv](/assets/images/kyiv/8947478697558274.jpg)
A drone explosion is seen during a Russian strike in Kyiv on Monday 8 May, 2023.
— Photo by Gleb Garanich / Reuters
![Russia launched drones and missiles across Ukraine in the early hours of Monday 8 May, 2023.](/assets/images/kyiv/9323887567378236.jpg)
Russia launched drones and missiles across Ukraine in the early hours of Monday 8 May, 2023.
— Photo by Gleb Garanich / Reuters
![drones have fallen in some areas of Kyiv as air defence systems shot them down](/assets/images/kyiv/4882379685225975.jpg)
Drones were reported to have fallen in some areas of Kyiv as air defence systems shot them down on May 8, 2023.
— Photo by Oleksandr Khomenko / Reuters