In spite of the exchanges of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine And the hopes that an extensive negotiation for peace in war in Ukraine may not be far away, Moscow continues the bombings and for the second consecutive night has launched a barrage of attacks on Kiev.
At least four people were killed in the district of Khmelnitsky, a city of Western Ukraine, authorities said after Russia’s new mass air attack.
“Last night, the Kmelnitsky District became Russia’s hostile wounds (…), according to first reports, four people were unfortunately killed,” Sergi Tyurin, who is also the head of the military administration, said.
In Kharkov (northeast), Mayor Ihor Terehoff reported that unmanned aircraft hit three sites in Ukraine’s second largest city.
On the Telegram platform, videos were published – the authenticity of which has not been verified – allegedly showing a fire due to a Russian strike in the port of Odessa (south).
Air raids also referred to the Mikolaib and Hersona regions, in the southern part of Ukraine.
Kyiv. 2:37 a.m.
The second night of terror.
Russia’s Shaheds are flying just outside, so low you can hear the buzz, followed by machine gun fire.We’re back in shelters and corridors. No one is sleeping.
At the same minutes cruise missiles are coming in.
Emboldened, Russia… pic.twitter.com/1dxRXIp45e
— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) May 24, 2025
On Friday night on Saturday, Russia launched about 250 drones and 14 ballistic missiles against Kiev, in one of the largest combined air attacks against the Ukrainian capital since the start of the war in February 2022, causing damage to at least 14 people.
The attacks occur amid prisoner of war between Russia and Ukraine, under an agreement reached days ago in Istanbul. Last Saturday, 307 prisoners were exchanged on each side and the exchange is expected to continue today.
Russian troops occupied territories in Donetsk and Sumi
On the fronts of the battles, conflicts continue with an undiminished intensity, with Russian troops gradually gaining ground despite significant losses that occur from time to time.
The Russian forces occupied the Stuutsky and Odrantne communities in the Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow.
The Russian army also announced the occupation of the city of Loknia in the Sumi region of northeast Ukraine, where Moscow aspires to create a seat belt to prevent cross -border attacks of Ukrainian forces commensurate with the one in Kursk last August.
Russia: We broke 95 Ukrainian drones
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has announced that anti -aircraft defense had intercepted and destroyed 95 Ukrainian unmanned aircraft in various parts of the State – including the Moscow region – within four hours.
In a post by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on the Telegram platform reports that 11 drones were rejected as they were heading for the Russian capital.
For security reasons, the Russian Civil Aviation Authority was forced to temporarily suspend flights to and from Moscow airports.
Regional officials also reported that anti -aircraft defense systems broke hostile drones in the cities of Tula (south of Moscow) and Tver (northwest of the Russian capital).