From ABC News: LONDON — Russian drones and missiles again bombarded cities across Ukraine on Saturday night into Sunday morning despite the completion of the largest prisoner exchange of the 3-year-old war.
The Armed Forces Operational Command in Poland — a NATO nation that borders Ukraine to the west — said in a Sunday morning post to X that its fighter jets were scrambled during the Russian attack. “Intensive activity of long-range aviation of the Russian Federation has been observed, associated with strikes carried out on objects located, among others, in the western territory of Ukraine,” the statement said.
Ukraine’s air force said in a post to Telegram that Russia launched a total of 367 “air attack vehicles” — among them nine Iskander ballistic missiles, 56 cruise missiles, four guided air missiles and 298 attack drones — at targets across the country.
The air force reports that it neutralized 45 cruise missiles and 266 drones.
The strikes occurred in 22 different locations, and most regions of Ukraine were affected, the air force reported.
According to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, at least 18 people were killed. Three of the falatilies were children from the same family.
Another 85 people were injured.
Today, russia killed these children. They were 8, 12, and 17.
A russian missile hit the Martyniuk family home in a small town in central Ukraine last night.
Father Ihor and mother Olena are in the hospital. She’s in critical condition. pic.twitter.com/hscqaqvHvf— Alina Sarnatska (@ASarnatska) May 25, 2025
“Today, rescuers have been working in more than 30 Ukrainian cities and villages following Russia’s massive strike,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Sunday statement.
“These were deliberate strikes on ordinary cities,” Zelenskyy continued. “Ordinary residential buildings were destroyed and damaged. In Kyiv, dormitories of the university’s history department were hit. There were also strikes on enterprises. Tragically, people were killed, including children.”
Сьогодні рятувальники працювали у більш ніж 30 українських містах і селах після масованого російського удару. Всюди, де потрібно, роботи тривають – наші служби на місцях, надають допомогу й підтримують людей. Дякую вам.
Майже 300 ударних безпілотників випустили росіяни за цю… pic.twitter.com/F4WZFQCMWk
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 25, 2025
Russia’s Defense Ministry also made a statement, saying the massive strike came “by sea, air, land-based precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles.”
It was launched against “enterprises of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex that produce missile weapon components, radio electronics, explosives, rocket fuel and strike drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as radio-technical reconnaissance and satellite communications centers,” it said. “The targets of the strike have been achieved. All designated targets have been hit.”
According to Ukrain, at east 80 residential buildings were hit, and fires were recorded at 27 locations.
A difficult Sunday morning in Ukraine after a sleepless night. The most massive Russian air attack in many weeks lasted all night.
Russia launched hundreds of drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles into Ukrainian cities and communities during the night, injuring and… pic.twitter.com/FcawH6DJD4
— Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 (@andrii_sybiha) May 25, 2025
Makariv, the Kyiv region…. the entire small town neighborhood wiped out.
Russia can’t defeat Ukraine on battlefields so it keeps trying to break it by just terror bombing the civilian population every single night. pic.twitter.com/Gzw0In9nTN
— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) May 25, 2025
Last night’s attacks again show Russia bent on more suffering and the annihilation of Ukraine. Devastating to see children among innocent victims harmed and killed. My thoughts are with the families today.
We need the strongest international pressure on Russia to stop this war.
— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) May 25, 2025
Two weeks ago today, European leaders, on a conference call with Trump, all agreed that devastating action would be taken if Russia didnt immediately commit to a ceasefire.
Putin responded by expanding attacks on civilians and announcing intention to take much more of Ukraine.… pic.twitter.com/WljwflbvGJ
— Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) May 25, 2025
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Russian drones and missiles again bombarded cities across Ukraine on Saturday night into Sunday morning despite an ongoing prisoner exchange that is set to be the largest of the war. https://t.co/mp0YGbh43G
— ABC News (@ABC) May 25, 2025
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