War update: 85 combat clashes on frontline since morning, battles continue in six sectors
Since the start of the day, Ukrainian defenders have engaged in 85 combat clashes with Russian forces, with battles still ongoing in six frontline sectors.
24 May 2025
Since the start of the day, Ukrainian defenders have engaged in 85 combat clashes with Russian forces, with battles still ongoing in six frontline sectors.
On May 24, Ukrainian soldiers who had been held in Russian captivity since 2022 returned home.
A 40-year-old woman was wounded today in Komyshany, a settlement within the Kherson city community, following a drone strike by Russian forces.
As a result of a Russian air attack overnight on May 24, nine residential buildings, two schools, a clinic, 26 cars, a Ukrposhta (Ukrainian post office) branch, a boiler facility, and a power line were damaged in Kyiv.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal emphasized that the international community must act decisively by increasing aid to Ukraine, stepping up sanctions pressure, and isolating Russia at all levels.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has responded to the Russian military's attack on Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine, emphasizing the need to increase sanctions pressure on Russia.
Kyiv and seven other regions of Ukraine were affected by a large-scale Russian attack involving 250 strike drones and 14 ballistic missiles, all targeting civilian infrastructure.
Kyiv and seven other regions of Ukraine were affected by a large-scale Russian attack involving 250 strike drones and 14 ballistic missiles, all targeting civilian infrastructure.
On May 23, four people were killed and seven others injured as a result of enemy shelling in Kharkiv region.
Overnight on Saturday, drones attacked Russia’s Lipetsk region. Local residents report a repeated strike on the Energia plant in the town of Yelets.
On May 23, Russian forces killed two civilians and wounded 13 others in the Kherson region.
The Air Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully intercepted six Russian Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles targeting Kyiv and neutralized 245 out of 250 enemy drones.
Kyiv endured one of the most intense coordinated airstrikes as Russian forces launched drone and ballistic missile attacks overnight, injuring 15 people.
Russian forces attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with missiles, drones, and UAVs on May 23, causing destruction in the Synelnykove district.
On May 23, the Defense Forces of Ukraine engaged in 202 combat clashes along the frontline, successfully repelling 61 enemy assaults in the Pokrovsk sector.
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In Berezan, Kyiv region, emergency responders have extinguished a fire triggered by a nighttime Russian drone strike.
In response to a large-scale Russian UAV and ballistic missile attack, rescue teams are working to mitigate the aftermath in several districts across Kyiv.
Over the past day, Russian forces launched 403 attacks on 12 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Two Russian Kalibr missile carriers are currently deployed in the Black Sea, with a combined missile volley capacity of up to 12. Meanwhile, no Russian warships have been reported in the Sea of Azov.
Eight people sustained injuries in a large-scale Russian drone attack on Kyiv, with two requiring hospitalization.
23 May 2025
An explosion occurred in Dergachi, Kharkiv region, around 20:10 on Friday.
Russian troops launched drone, artillery, and guided aerial bomb strikes on the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, injuring one civilian.
As a result of Russian strikes on Chuhuiv in Kharkiv region, a woman was killed.
On May 21, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a strike on the forward command post of the 3rd Army Corps of Russian invaders in the temporarily occupied town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed a strike on PJSC Energia in the town of Yelets, Lipetsk region of the Russian Federation.
Russian forces shelled the city of Kherson with artillery around 12:10, killing two civilians.
In the Prydniprovsky direction, Russian troops are trying to force the Ukrainian Defense Forces from the Antonivsky bridge, and in the south of the island zone they are trying to take control of the islands of Zabych, Nestryha and Kozulisky.
Two people were injured near the village of Sadove of the Kherson city territorial community and in the regional center due to Russian attacks.
In the village of Pechenyhy, Chuhuiv district, Kharkiv region, Russian troops destroyed a production facility and a road repair and maintenance company with Shahed in the morning of May 23.