Missile strikes pound Kyiv after Russia vows retaliation
Kyiv experienced a significant ballistic missile attack on May 24, 2026, resulting in at least five injuries. The attack followed Russia's threats of retaliation for a recent Ukrainian drone strike that killed 18 people in a Russian-occupied area. Ukrainian officials had previously warned of a potential major airstrike, prompting residents to seek shelter.
- ▪The missile attack wounded at least five people, with one hospitalized.
- ▪Kyiv authorities reported damage to multiple locations, including residential buildings.
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of preparations for a combined strike involving various weaponry.
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A large ballistic missile attack pounded Kyiv early on Sunday (May 24, 2026), authorities said, wounding at least five people after Moscow threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.Loud explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, causing a residential building near the government district to shake, while dozens took shelter in an underground metro station in the city centre, according to AFP journalists."The capital has come under a mass ballistic missile attack," Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, wrote on Telegram.
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