Russia Launches Largest Airstrikes of War as Prisoner Exchange Concludes
- Russia launched the largest aerial attack of its war overnight to Sunday, firing 298 drones and 69 missiles at multiple Ukrainian cities including Kyiv.
- The assault followed ongoing hostilities after Kyiv and Moscow completed their largest prisoner swap since the war began, exchanging 1,000 people each.
- The strikes caused damage in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi, killing at least 13 people including three children aged eight, 12, and 17 in Zhytomyr, and wounding dozens.
- Ukraine's air force reported shooting down 266 drones and 45 missiles, with spokesman Yuriy Ignat calling the 298 drones launched 'the highest number ever.'
- The attack and prisoner swap highlight ongoing conflict challenges, with Ukrainian officials urging stronger international pressure and sanction enforcement to halt the brutality.
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Russia Unleashes Largest Wave of Drone Strikes Since Invading Ukraine
Russia fired a massive wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least six people. This follows a weekend of deadly Russian attacks that killed at least 14 civilians. Children were among the dead, including three siblings killed in a Russian strike on a home in northwestern Ukraine. Both parents were hospitalized, their mother with severe injuries. In Kyiv, at least eight people were injured when falling debris from intercepte…
Russia Launches War’s Largest Air Attack on Ukraine Hours Before Final Prisoner Swap - Overpasses For America
This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Russia Launches War’s Largest Air Attack on Ukraine Hours Before Final Prisoner Swap Russia used 69 missiles and 298 drones, including Iranian-designed Shahed drones, in the attack. In what was the largest aerial attack since the beginning of the Russia–Ukraine war, Moscow launched 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight into May 25, leaving at least 12 dead and dozens injur…

Russia ramps up attacks
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched its biggest drone attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Monday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war.
Russia escalates assault on Ukraine with massive drone attacks on cities
In the past week, 30 Ukrainians have died and more than 163 others injured as Russia escalated its bombing campaign amid U.S. efforts to end the war. It prompted President Trump to lash out at not only Russian President Putin, but also Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with retired Army Col. Robert Hamilton of the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Eurasia Program.
Russia launches war’s largest air attack on Ukraine, kills at least 12 people - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
KYIV — Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.
THE INTERVIEW: Airstrikes, prisoner swaps, and a shifting world order: Does Russia’s escalation end with their collapsed economy?
Hilary Golston speaks with Hal Kempfer, a former senior intelligence officer, to unpack Russia’s largest aerial assault yet, the high-stakes prisoner swap, and why America’s silence could embolden Putin’s next move. What’s really at stake as the war rages on?
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