Ukraine launches around 600 drones at Russia, Zelensky claims ‘justified’ attack
Russian officials said air defenses intercepted 556 drones, while at least three people were killed and 12 injured near Moscow.
- On Sunday, May 17, 2026, a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted Moscow and surrounding regions, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure as authorities reported widespread aerial activity.
- The offensive followed the collapse of a May 9–11 US-mediated ceasefire and recent heavy Russian strikes on Kyiv that killed 24 people, escalating the cycle of retaliatory attacks.
- Russian authorities reported intercepting 556 drones nationwide, while Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed 3 deaths in the Moscow region and 1 in Belgorod, noting the refinery's "technology" remained undamaged.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted that targeting Russian military and energy sites was "entirely justified," while Ukraine's commander of Unmanned System Forces warned Moscow's elite Patriarchy residents.
- Despite suggestions from United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that a deal could be near, both nations continue trading intense air strikes.
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KYIV — A wave of almost 600 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight killing four people, authorities said on Sunday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the barrage an "entirely justified" retribution for Moscow's own pummelling of Ukraine.Air defences shot down 556 drones overnight across the country, Russia's defence ministry said, with another 30 drones intercepted after dawn in one of the largest Ukrainian barrages of the ong…
In Ukraine, President Selenskyy threatened retaliation after Russia's airstrikes. Moscow and the capital region in particular now met with the response – with one of the most severe counterattacks.
Moscow/Kiev, 17 May (EFE).- Moscow suffered during the last day the greatest attack by Ukrainian drones in recent years, which exceeded 120 artifacts in 24 hours and more than 80 this Sunday, an offensive justified by the President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, as an attempt to force Russia to stop the war.Although the Russian capital has a wide network of staggered air defence systems that virtually prevents the passage of any air threat, sev…
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