US EditionRussia pounds Ukraine with drones in daytime attack
- On Friday, May 1, 2026, Russia launched 409 drones at Ukraine in a daytime attack, injuring 10 people in the western city of Ternopil and striking industrial facilities.
- Departing from its typical strategy, Russia has increasingly shifted to massive daytime strikes in recent weeks, setting a record for weapons used in such attacks on March 24.
- Ukrainian air force units downed or neutralised 388 of the drones across the north, south, centre and west of the country, though 32 drones struck 22 locations.
- During a call with Donald Trump, President Vladimir Putin proposed a temporary ceasefire for Victory Day on May 9, but President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the offer as a "theatrical performance."
- Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones struck a Russian drone development complex in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and hit Tuapse seaport terminal for the fourth time in 16 days, sparking fires.
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Ukraine was subjected to a massive attack by Russian suicide bomber drones. Throughout the day, more than 400 were launched across the country. They targeted mainly cities in western Ukraine. This attack follows the night attack of more than 200 drones.
Daytime Russian drone swarm hits western Ukraine, knocking Ternopil offline and injuring 10
Ukraine’s western, central and southern regions came under a large-scale Russian drone attack during the day on 1 May, with authorities reporting strikes, air defence activity, and infrastructure damage across multiple oblasts. The attack was one of the largest recent drone assaults, with particularly heavy pressure on western regions of Ukraine far from the frontlines, where multiple cities reported impacts, damage, and prolonged air raid activ…
Russian troops attacked Ukraine from 08:00 to 15:30 on May 1 with 409 strike drones of various types. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to their data, the Russian army used strike UAVs of the Shahed type, in particular jet-powered ones, as well as Gerber, Italmas and other drones. It is specified that about 250 of them were Shaheds. The launches were carried out from the territory of the Russian Federat…
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