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Russia has launched one of many largest aerial assaults on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv because the begin of the battle, utilizing missiles and drones, hours after the 2 sides started exchanging a whole bunch of prisoners of battle in a deal seen as step one in direction of a ceasefire. Russian strikes killed no less than twelve individuals in Ukraine in a single day on Sunday, with 4 deaths within the Kyiv area, Ukrainian officers mentioned.
Russian troops, who’re advancing slowly on the japanese entrance in Ukraine, have captured two settlements in Donetsk area in addition to one in Ukraine’s northern area of Sumy, the Russian Defence Ministry mentioned on Saturday. Since their failed advance on Kyiv within the first weeks of the battle, Russian forces have been specializing in capturing the Donbas within the east, made up of the Donetsk and Luhansk areas.
Ukrainian forces possible struck Russia’s Migalovo Airbase tonight, with a number of explosions noticed within the space.
The bottom is house to numerous Russian heavy transport plane. pic.twitter.com/70nE1A4m6o
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Ukraine’s air drive mentioned Russia had launched 298 drones and 69 missiles in its in a single day assault, though it mentioned it was in a position to down 266 drones and 45 missiles. Harm prolonged to a string of regional centres, together with Ukraine’s second-largest metropolis, Kharkiv, in addition to Mykolaiv within the south and Ternopil within the west.
🇺🇦🇷🇺 DEATH FROM ABOVE: RUSSIA STRIKES UKRAINE AGAIN
For the second evening in a row, skies over Ukraine lit up—not with fireworks, however with drones and missiles.
Kyiv woke as much as flames and damaged glass after a Russian drone slammed right into a five-story residence constructing, injuring… https://t.co/lic1ZtUfla pic.twitter.com/vxTafqKs8B
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 25, 2025
Inside Minister Ihor Klymenko mentioned 12 individuals had been killed and 60 extra wounded. Earlier dying tolls given individually by regional authorities and rescuers had put the variety of lifeless at 13.
One other evening of Russian terror throughout Ukraine.
Missiles and drones struck Kyiv, the Kyiv area, Mykolaiv, Khmelnytskyi, Chernihiv, and extra.
Civilians killed. Properties destroyed. Households pulled from the rubble.This isn’t battle. It is terrorism. And it should finish.
Russia… pic.twitter.com/FMD0pikmkn
— Anna Ok 🇺🇦 (@AnnaKozyarska) May 25, 2025
Tymur Tkachenko, the pinnacle of town’s navy administration, mentioned that among the drones over Kyiv and the encircling space have already been handled. However the brand new ones are nonetheless getting into the capital, Kyiv. In a single day assaults have been additionally reported within the Kherson area.
This was the second massive aerial assault in two days. On Friday night, Russia launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv in waves that continued by means of the evening.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned it was a “troublesome evening for all of Ukraine” and referred to as for extra sanctions on Moscow to realize a ceasefire. However he additionally mentioned he anticipated officers to press on with a prisoner swap agreed throughout talks final week in Istanbul.
The most recent offensive comes as the 2 sides pursue their largest prisoner swap since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
On Saturday, 307 Russian prisoners of battle have been exchanged for a similar variety of Ukrainian troopers, in accordance with bulletins in Kyiv and Moscow.
Each side obtained 390 individuals within the first stage on Friday and are anticipated to change 1,000 every in whole.
Russia has signalled it should ship Ukraine its phrases for a peace settlement after the change, with out saying what these phrases could be.
In the meantime, Russia has additionally accused Ukraine of focusing on it with 788 drones and missiles since Tuesday. In Moscow, restrictions have been imposed on no less than 4 airports, together with the principle hub Sheremetyevo, the Russian civilian aviation authority mentioned. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin mentioned 12 drones flying in direction of the Russian capital had been intercepted.