Drone attacks in 2025 shut down Russian airports record number of times since start of full-scale war
From January to May 10, 2025, Russian airports suspended operations 217 times — more closures than in 2023 and 2024 combined.
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Russian attacks injure 22 in Ukraine over past 24 hours despite ceasefire calls
This includes at least seven people injured in drone attacks overnight on May 12, a date from which Kyiv and its allies put forward a demand for a 30-day unconditional truce, a step that Moscow continues to reject.
Existing EBRD funds not enough to restore Chornobyl Nuclear Plant confinement after Russian attack, the Guardian reports
Russian forces struck the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant with a drone on Feb. 14, breaking through the confinement and creating a 15-meter hole in it.
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drone strikes hit two Russian defense plants, grounding flights in Moscow, security service says
Key developments on May 7: * Ukrainian drone strikes hit two Russian defense plants, grounding flights in Moscow, security service says * Kellogg says Ukraine proposed 30-km demilitarized buffer zone, admits Putin main obstacle to ceasefire * Two volunteers die in Ukraine mine-clearing incident, including British aid worker Chris Garrett * Ukrainian drones reportedly
Wave of drones target Moscow again, prompting further airport closures
The repeated drone activity prompted renewed temporary airport closures across the region.
Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv kills 2, injures 8
Russian drone debris struck several residential buildings in the Dnipro, Shevchenkivskyi, and Sviatoshynskyi neighborhoods of the capital.
Ukraine war latest: 205 Ukrainian POWs released in prisoner swap; drone attacks intensify against Moscow
Key developments on May 6: * Ukraine brings home 205 POWs in prisoner exchange with Russia * Russian soldiers executed 3 unarmed Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast, prosecutors say * Russia allegedly downs 3 drones approaching Moscow as Putin prepares Victory Day parade * Ukraine stabilizes Pokrovsk front, seizes tactical initiative in some areas,
Ukraine ramps up drone strikes on Moscow as Russian-friendly leaders set to attend Victory Day parade
For the second night in a row, the Kremlin has reported downing Ukrainian attack drones on their approach to Moscow. While not an unprecedented event, the timing of these attacks on the Russian capital has not gone unnoticed, coming just days before the much-vaunted Victory Day parade in the center
Russia allegedly downs 3 drones approaching Moscow as Putin prepares Victory Day parade
During the attack, temporary restrictions were imposed on air traffic over Moscow, as well as over the Russian cities of Kaluga, Tambov, Yaroslavl, and Nizhny Novgorod.
1 killed, fires reported in Odesa Oblast following Russian drone attack
A Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast on May 5 killed one and caused damage to local infrastructure, regional Governor Oleh Kiper reported.
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv reportedly targets Moscow, destroys drone control center in Kursk Oblast
Key developments on May 5: * Ahead of Putin's Victory Day Parade, Ukrainian drones reportedly target Moscow, Russian officials claim * Ukraine strikes Russian drone control center in Kursk Oblast, Ukraine's General Staff says * Special tribunal against Russian leadership may be launched in 2026, President's Office says * Czech Republic ready to train
Ahead of Putin's Victory Day Parade, Ukrainian drones reportedly target Moscow, Russian officials claim
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the drones were shot down near the town of Podolsk, south of the capital.
'I just hate the Russians' — Kyiv district recovers from drone strike as ceasefire remains elusive
When a Russian drone strike set a high-rise across the street on fire just after midnight on May 4, 34-year-old veteran Petro Kryvoruka shook his wife, Halyna, awake in their Kyiv apartment. As the buzzing of drones continued, he braced for another explosion. "I told (my wife), ‘Something is coming,
Russian drone attack on Kyiv injures 11 people, including 2 children, damages shopping mall
Debris from the drones damaged houses and vehicles in several areas of the city, including the Shevchenkivskyi, Obolonskyi, and Svyatoshynskyi districts.
Russian drone attack on Kherson kills 1, injures 2
The attacks, launched throughout the day on May 3, struck homes, outbuildings, cars, as well as a multi-storey residential building, officials said.
Russia used thermobaric weapons in drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukrainian prosecutors say
Thermobaric munitions is a type of weapon known for generating powerful blast waves and high-temperature clouds, causing severe destruction and posing extreme risks to civilians.
5 killed, 61 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day — 77 drones reportedly intercepted
Ukraine's air defense forces intercepted 77 drones, while another 73 were lost from radar without causing damage, according to the Air Force report.
Drone attack targets Russia's Krasnodar Krai, Russian officials claim
Four were injured as Russia's Krasnodar Krai was allegedly targeted in a Ukrainian drone attack overnight on May 3, Russian officials claimed.
Russia's attack on Kharkiv injures 47
A Russian drone attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv injured at least 47 people on May 2, according to local authorities. At least eight people have been hospitalized.
Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 1, injures 28
Russia forces launched drone attacks on Zaporizhzhia late at night on May 1, killing one person and injuring seven others, local officials reported.
Russian drone attack kills 2, injures 5 in Odesa despite ceasefire efforts
Two have been killed, and five injured in a Russian drone attack on Odesa overnight on May 1. Fires have been reported throughout the city.
Russian drone attack injures 47 in Kharkiv
"There have been 16 strikes on Kharkiv," Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on Telegram. "A high-rise apartment block was hit as well as private residences, a medical facility, and civil infrastructure."
Ukrainian drones reportedly target Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod oblasts in Russia
According to Russia's Defense Ministry, Russian air defense shot down 91 Ukrainian drones, including eight over Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and 11 over Ryazan Oblast. Drones were also downed in Kursk, Oryol, Moscow, Belgorod, Kaluga, Bryansk oblast and in Russian-occupied Crimea, the ministry reported.
1 injured, fires reported as Russia targets Kyiv in drone attack
One person was injured, and fires have been reported in Kyiv amid a Russian drone attack overnight on April 29.
Drones reportedly strike Russian plant producing parts for missiles, radars
"Unidentified" drones targeted the Kremniy-El plant, a major facility specializing in microelectronics for Russia’s military-industrial complex, said Andrii Kovalenko, an official at Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council.
Russia attacked Chornobyl Nuclear Plant in February, damaging confinement. Can it be fully restored?
The confinement over the fourth nuclear reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant has not been functioning properly as a protective shield for almost three months. On Feb. 14, on the day of the Munich Security Conference, a Russian drone hit the structure over the nuclear facility, creating a 15-meter
Inside a Kyiv apartment building hit by Russian missile strike
Russia's devastating missile and drone attack on Kyiv on April 24 killed at least 12 and injured 90 people. The Kyiv Independent visited the residential district where a missile struck an apartment building to speak with witnesses and see the aftermath.
'Russian peace in all its glory' — Mass Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv kills 12, injures 87
A series of explosions rocked the capital around 1:00 a.m. local time on April 24, Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground reported. Additional explosions were later heard around 4 a.m. local time.
Ukrainian drone strike hits Russian drone factory over 1,000 kilometers from border, military claims
The strike, carried out by Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces in coordination with other branches of the military, targeted a plant in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, the General Staff said.
Drone attack reported in Russian region hosting 'kamikaze' drone factory
Russian air defenses intercepted drones in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Russia's Tatarstan, the site of a Shahed-type drone factory, independent news channel Astra reported.
9 killed, 42 injured after Russian drone hits bus in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
A Russian drone attack against the town of Marhanets in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the morning of April 23 killed at least nine people and injured at least 30, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.
Russia launches drones at Kherson, Kharkiv; casualties reported
The attack on the southern city took place shortly before massive drone attacks against Kharkiv, which have so far injured four people.
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