Homes, vehicles, and garages damaged in Odesa region following drone attacks
On the night of Monday, May 26, a series of fires and destruction occurred in private households across the Odesa region following Russian drone strikes.
26 May 2025
On the night of Monday, May 26, a series of fires and destruction occurred in private households across the Odesa region following Russian drone strikes.
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On May 25, Russian forces launched attacks on six settlements in the Kharkiv region, killing two civilians and injuring three more.
The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense (HUR) has released footage of a combat operation in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region, where drone operators destroyed a Russian military train.
25 May 2025
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 100 combat clashes between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops, 30 of them occurring in the Pokrovsk sector of the front.
Since March 2022, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has successfully facilitated the release of 5,757 Ukrainian citizens through negotiations and exchanges, while an additional 536 Ukrainians have been returned outside of exchange agreements.
More than 35 houses in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, were damaged following enemy airstrikes involving glide bombs.
Russian troops launched an attack on a residential building in Kupiansk, resulting in two fatalities and three injuries.
Russians launched nearly 300 attack drones and almost 70 missiles of various types, including ballistic missiles, against Ukraine overnight on Sunday, May 25.
As a result of a large-scale overnight Russian attack on Ukraine on May 25, 12 people have been killed and more than 60 injured.
Over the past 24 hours, as many as 170 shellings were recorded in 50 settlements across Sumy region. Two people were killed and one person was injured.
Overnight, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 5 drones and 11 missiles over the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Russian forces launched a massive assault on multiple fronts across Ukraine over the past 24 hours, with 204 combat engagements recorded.
Russia suffered approximately 980,850 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and May 25, 2025, with 1,020 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
Drone operators from the Phoenix unit of the Revenge Brigade, part of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, destroyed a Russian Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system and a Molniya UAV launch platform in the Kharkiv region.
Explosions were heard in Kharkiv, with confirmed strikes in the Osnovianskyi, Novobavarskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi districts. Several people were injured, including a child.
Drone pilots from the 4th Border Detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine have destroyed a Russian shelter, surveillance camera, and antenna, as well as targeted four enemy positions in Kharkiv region using drones.
Ukrainian border guards have successfully destroyed 22 Russian vehicles, an armored combat vehicle, a 122-mm D-30 howitzer, a R-330 M1P Diabazol electronic warfare system control center, and a fuel depot in the Kharkiv region.
Drone operators from the Phoenix unit of the Revenge Brigade, part of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, destroyed a Russian Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system and a Molniya UAV launch platform in the Kharkiv region.
On May 24, rescuers evacuated six civilians from areas under heavy shelling on the right bank of the Oskil River in Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region.
Over the past day, police officers in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region evacuated 12 more civilians from areas under intense shelling.
Ukrainian border guards have successfully destroyed 22 Russian vehicles, an armored combat vehicle, a 122-mm D-30 howitzer, a R-330 M1P Diabazol electronic warfare system control center, and a fuel depot in the Kharkiv region.
24 May 2025
Drone pilots from the 4th Border Detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine have destroyed a Russian shelter, surveillance camera, and antenna, as well as targeted four enemy positions in Kharkiv region using drones.
A total of 160 combat clashes occurred on the frontline, with fighting in the Pokrovsk and Kursk sectors being the most intense.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the United States, Europe, and the international community to deliver a firm and decisive response to Russia’s continued shelling of Ukrainian cities.
A Russian drone struck a private home in the village of Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv region, killing a 63-year-old woman on her birthday.
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.
All 307 Ukrainian defenders released from Russian captivity on May 24 are servicemen from the private and sergeant corps.
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.
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.