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At least 2 killed, 49 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day
Russia launched 524 drones and 22 missiles, including 14 ballistic ones, Ukraine's Air Force said. Of them, 503 drones and 4 missiles were shot down. Direct hits by 18 missiles and 16 drones were recorded at 34 locations.
Zelensky's ex-chief of staff released on over $3 million bail amid major corruption probe
The bail funds were reportedly scraped from multiple sources, including contributions from Serhii Rebrov, the former Ukraine national football team coach.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,350,010 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,220 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russian drones, missiles strike residential buildings in multiple Ukrainian regions, injuring at least 20
Russian forces launched a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine's central and southern regions overnight on May 18, injuring at least 20 people, including two children, officials reported.
Russia downed over 3,000 Ukrainian drones in past week, state media reports
The alleged figures, which the Kyiv Independent cannot independently verify, follow Kyiv's largest attack on Moscow in over a year on May 17 in which Kyiv reportedly launched 1,054 Ukrainian drones at Russia, as well as eight guided aerial bombs, and two newly developed Ukrainian missiles.
Following attack on Moscow, Zelensky touts 'shift in the balance' on battlefield, signals more deep strikes
President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the Ukrainian military's efforts in delivering "significant" long-range strikes on Moscow overnight on May 16-17, describing them as part of a broader shift in momentum in Kyiv’s favor.
About Shahed drones
Shahed drones are Iranian-designed unmanned combat aerial vehicles and loitering munitions developed by Shahed Aviation Industries. Manufactured both in Iran and at Russian production facilities, the drones have become one of Russia’s primary weapons in its full-scale war against Ukraine. Russia first deployed Shahed drones against Ukraine in the fall of 2022, and their use has since escalated, with Moscow launching more than 54,500 Shahed-type UAVs against Ukrainian targets in 2025 alone.
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The size of Russia's drone component had grown by 28,000 over 2026, Brovdi said in an interview to Ukrainska Pravda published on May 14.
