Russia ‘sends record number of drones into Ukraine overnight’
An overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine was the biggest of the three-year war, according to a Ukrainian official.
The Russian bombardment included 355 drones, Yuriy Ihnat, head of the Ukrainian air force’s communications department, told reporters.
Russia also fired nine cruise missiles during the Sunday night attack, Ukrainian authorities said.
Our air defense forces and rescuers were working all night. The Russian army launched the largest number of drones against our cities and communities since the beginning of the full-scale war — 355 attack UAVs, mostly “Shaheds.” There were also 9 cruise missiles. Sadly, there are… pic.twitter.com/5oXmv5zoy2
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 26, 2025
Officials reported some civilians were injured. No deaths were immediatesly reported.
On Saturday night, the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other regions came under a massive Russian combined drone-and-missile attack that killed at least 12 people and injured dozens.
Ukrainian officials described it as Russia’s largest aerial assault during the war.
The numbers could not be independently verified.
There was no immediate comment from Russian authorities.
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