Russia unleashes heaviest wartime drone assault on Ukraine, hits Kyiv

May 14, 2026 2:34 PM

Russia unleashes heaviest wartime drone assault on Ukraine, hits Kyiv

Russia unleashed the largest aerial attack on Ukraine over a two-day period since the war began, pounding the capital Kyiv and other cities across the country with hundreds of drones, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russia had launched more than 1,560 drones since the start of Wednesday. Overnight on Thursday, Moscow fired more than 670 attack drones and 56 missiles against Ukraine, he said. Air defence units shot down 41 missiles and 652 drones ove...

Russian attacks kill 27 before deadline for ceasefire proposed by Kyiv

May 6, 2026 9:44 AM

Russian attacks kill 27 before deadline for ceasefire proposed by Kyiv

Russian attacks throughout eastern Ukraine killed at least 27 people on Tuesday, including 12 in one of the worst strikes so far this year, hours before a midnight deadline ushering in an open-ended ceasefire proposed by Kyiv. Russia announced a ceasefire for May 8 to 9 to coincide with commemorations of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two and a military parade in Moscow's Red Square. Ukraine, in response, announced a proposal for an open-ended ceasefire starting at m...