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Yahoo
17 hours ago
- General
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Russia launches missile strike on Ukrainian Ground Forces training unit: 12 killed, 60 injured
Russian forces launched a missile strike on the location of one of the training units of the Ukrainian Ground Forces on Sunday 1 June. As of 12:50, 12 people have been reported killed and 60 injured. Source: Ukrainian Ground Forces Quote: "Let it be known that no formations or mass gatherings of personnel were taking place. After the air-raid warning was issued, the majority of personnel were in shelters. The wounded are being provided with all the necessary qualified medical assistance." Details: A special commission has been established to determine the causes and circumstances of the incident, and an official investigation has been launched. The command of the Operational Command East is also cooperating with law enforcement authorities. Quote: "If it is proven that the deaths and injuries of military personnel were caused by the actions or inaction of officials, those responsible will be held strictly accountable." Background: Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv Oblast on the night of 31 May – 1 June, using a combination of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. In the Bila Tserkva district, 10 houses were damaged. On the night of 31 May – 1 June, Russian forces struck the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district of Odesa Oblast, damaging houses and a recreation centre, where a fire broke out. This news has been updated since publication. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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20 hours ago
- General
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Russian missile and drone attack damages houses in Kyiv Oblast
Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv Oblast on the night of 31 May, using a combination of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. Source: Kyiv Oblast Military Administration Details: Air defences intercepted multiple targets, including at least 15 drones. No casualties or damage to critical infrastructure were reported. In the Bila Tserkva district, 10 houses were damaged, with broken windows, cracked façades and affected roofs. The air-raid warning was in effect for more than 10 hours in the region. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Politics
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Russian airstrike on Kyiv Oblast kills 4 and injures 16, including children
A large-scale overnight Russian airstrike on Kyiv Oblast on 24-25 May has killed four people and injured 16, including three children, with damage reported across four districts. Source: Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote from Kalashnyk: "Sadly, three people were killed in tonight's enemy attack on Kyiv Oblast. The bodies of two of them were found while a fire was being extinguished in the Obukhiv district, and the third person died in the Bucha district." Photo: Mykola Kalashnyk Photo: Mykola Kalashnyk Details: Kalashnyk reported at least 10 casualties initially. In the Bila Tserkva district, a 59-year-old man sustained shrapnel wounds to his face and received on-site medical treatment. Five others, including two children, were injured in the same district. Two women were wounded in the Fastiv district, and two more people in the Bucha district. Photo: Mykola Kalashnyk Photo: Mykola Kalashnyk Damage to infrastructure and residential buildings was recorded in the Brovary, Bila Tserkva, Bucha and Obukhiv districts. Rescue workers from the State Emergency Service, investigative teams, and medical personnel are responding at the scenes. Update: The State Emergency Service later confirmed four people had been killed and 16 injured, including three children, as a result of the Russian attack. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Politics
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Blockbuster shopping centre in Kyiv damaged in Russian nighttime attack
The Blockbuster shopping and entertainment centre has been damaged in a Russian drone attack on the night of 23-24 May. Source: Ukrainian public broadcaster Hromadske Details: A Russian drone or debris hit the roof of the shopping centre. Repair crews are dealing with the aftermath of the hit. The aftermath of the Russian attack. Photo: Vlad Safronov, Hromadske Reports indicate that the shopping centre is open and welcomes visitors despite the attack. "Many stores are open, but some are still closed, such as the Sinsay clothing store, which was the most affected in the attack," Hromadske added. Background: An air-raid warning was issued in Kyiv on the evening of 23 May due to the threat of Russian attack drones and later ballistic missiles. People are reported to have been injured in Kyiv Oblast and the capital. Rescue workers are dealing with the aftermath of the strikes across multiple sites in the city. A fire broke out in flats on the 3rd and 4th floors of a 5-storey residential building in the Solomianskyi district. Firefighters contained the fire using 30 personnel and 8 fire appliances. A fire broke out on the balconies of a 9-storey building on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th floors in the Obolonskyi district. A fire broke out in a one-storey non-residential building for the storage of paints and varnishes in the Sviatoshynskyi district in the Russian attack overnight. Efforts to deal with the aftermath of the strikes are ongoing. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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24-05-2025
- Politics
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Russian UAVs and ballistics attack Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast: civilians injured
An air-raid warning was issued in Kyiv on the evening of 23 May due to the threat of Russian attack UAVs and later also ballistic missiles. Civilians have been injured in both Kyiv Oblast and the capital. Source: Kyiv City Military Administration; Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko; Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces; Kyiv Oblast Military Administration; Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration Details: An air-raid warning was issued in the capital at around 22:00. The Air Force reported that attack UAVs had been recorded in the south of the city. Klitschko wrote that the air defence forces had been responding in the city. Kyiv City Military Administration reported that four cars and the windows of a building had been damaged by fallen debris in the Holosiivskyi district. There were no casualties. Update: Later, Kyiv Oblast Military Administration reported that a 54-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman had been injured in a Russian UAV strike on the Brovary district. Both of them have suffered shrapnel wounds to the thigh. A house and a car were also damaged. After midnight on 23 May, Klitschko reported that 20 Russian UAVs were moving towards Kyiv. Quote from Klitschko: "Over 20 enemy UAVs are flying towards Kyiv from three different directions. The Brovary, Vyshhorod and Boryspil districts." Details: At 00:41, Klitschko reported that air defence forces had been responding in Kyiv. At 01:02, air defence forces were reported to be responding in Kyiv Oblast. Klitschko also reported that the Russians had launched a combined attack on Kyiv and its oblast. The Air Force wrote about ballistic missiles moving towards Kyiv. Quote from Klitschko: "Explosions in the city. The air defence forces are responding. The city and oblast are under a combined enemy attack!" Details: Tkachenko reported that drone debris had fallen in the Shevchenkivskyi and Svyatoshynskyi districts. Klitschko added that medics were called to the Svyatoshynskyi district. Later, Tkachenko wrote that missile debris had fallen in the Obolonskyi district. Fires broke out in two buildings in the Sviatoshynskyi district and debris fell at another address. Tkachenko also stated that fallen drone debris in the Solomianskyi district had hit a residential building. Klitschko reported that two people had suffered injuries in the Dniprovskyi district of the capital. Both of them received medical treatment. Quote from Klitschko: "Early reports indicate that drone debris fell on the top floor of a residential building in the capital's Solomianskyi district. Emergency services are on their way to the scene." Quote from Tkachenko: "Fires have been reported on the ground and top floors of a residential building in the Dniprovskyi district." Details: Later, Klitschko reported that an apartment in a residential building had been on fire in the Solomianskyi district and so was a non-residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district. Tkachenko wrote that two people had been injured in the Dniprovskyi district. After 02:00 explosions rocked Kyiv once again and Klitschko reported that air defence forces were responding in the Obolonskyi district. Tkachenko reported that four civilians had suffered injuries and an acute stress reaction in the Solomianskyi district. Quote from Klitschko: "As of now, six people have been injured in the capital. Two were hospitalised in the Dniprovskyi district. Four more received medical treatment in the Sviatoshynskyi district." "Debris fell in the Obolonskyi district. The number of those injured in the enemy attack has grown to eight people. Two were hospitalised. The others received medical treatment at the scenes." "Debris also fell in the Shevchenkivskyi district of the capital." "Debris fell on a shopping centre in the Obolonskyi district and on a residential building." Updated: The all-clear was given in Kyiv and KyivOblast after 05:00 on 25 May. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
