Russian air attack

May 19, 2026 9:34 AM

Russia attacks Ukraine’s Danube port city, Ukraine launches drones towards Moscow

A Russian air attack damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine's Izmail city in the early hours of Tuesday, while Russian authorities said they had downed four drones launched by Ukraine that were headed towards Moscow. Izmail, home to the largest Ukrainian port on the Danube River, is a frequently hit strategic location. "Port infrastructure facilities in the city of Izmail were damaged," local officials said on Telegram, adding that nearly all aerial attack weapons were destroyed. "Fortunately,...

February 12, 2026 3:24 PM

Russian air attack knocks out power, heat to thousands of Ukrainians

Russia pounded Ukraine with drones and ballistic missiles overnight on Thursday, further battering its energy system and leaving tens of thousands in the capital Kyiv and the cities of Dnipro and Odesa without heat, power and water, officials said. Russia has intensified its winter campaign of strikes on Ukraine's power grid, plunging major cities into long periods of cold and darkness in freezing temperatures. In Kyiv alone, around 3,500 apartment buildings were without heating on Thursday af...

September 23, 2024 10:03 AM

Thirteen civilians injured in Russian air attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials say

At least 13 civilians were injured, including a 15-year-old boy, late on Sunday as a result of Russia's air strikes on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. Rescuers evacuated residents from several damaged apartment buildings, Ukraine's Interior Ministry said on the Telegram messaging app. The ministry said according to preliminary information, Russia used its KAB guided aerial bombs to strike Zaporizhzhia. Both sides deny targeting civilians in their atta...