'Damage in every district of Kyiv' -- Massive Russian ballistic missile, drone attack kills 1, injures 24 [View all]

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Source: Kyiv Independent

Russian forces launched a large-scale combined missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight on May 24, striking residential buildings and other infrastructure across the capital. At least one person has been killed an 24 others injured in the attack, officials reported.

Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground reported hearing what they described as a massive series of missile strikes on Ukraine's capital beginning around 1 a.m local time, and then again multiple times between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m.

Air raid alerts were issued for all region of the country as Ukraine's Air Force reported that dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones were reported flying towards the capital around 12:30 a.m. local time.

Shortly thereafter, the Air Force issued warnings about a possible Russian launch of an Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile targeting Ukraine at 12:55 a.m., although the Kyiv Independent cannot immediately verify if the weapon has been used in the attack.

Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-may-24-2026/

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I know Zelenskyy absolutely refuses to target Russian civilian structures as the terrorist state of Russia does to Ukraine. But I would organize a massive drone and missile attack* on the major cities of Russia. Make it last a few days, maybe a week. Every oil terminal, military target and I would go after electrical power stations and infrastructure such as bridges, rail lines and airport runways to cause very major disruption. Enough is enough with Russia murdering civilians. It's time to let Russia feel the pain too.

* I know Ukraine attacks Russia with 100's if not 1,000's of drones and missiles every day. I'm talking about stepping it up even further. Make it more massive than anything Ukraine has ever sent toward Russia.


On Edit: Now updated to this headline with link:

'Damage in every district of Kyiv' — Massive Russian ballistic missile, drone attack kills 2, injures over 80

Link: https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-may-24-2026/