Kyiv faced one of the heaviest bombardments since the start of the war, including an Oreshnik hypersonic missile near the capital. At least six people have been reported killed and dozens injured - while almost half of the items in the Chernobyl museum have been "lost".

Russia's total combat losses in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to May 25, 2026, amounted to about 1,356,940 personnel, including 1,020 killed or wounded in the past 24 hours. — Ukrinform.

Russia has sharply criticized European leaders over what Moscow describes as silence on an alleged Ukrainian strike on a dormitory in Starobelsk, while EU officials have focused their public statements on condemning Russia’s latest large-scale attacks.

Rescue workers try to put out a fire at a residential building after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 24, 2026. (Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka) Russia on Sunday (May 24) launched what Ukrainian officials said was a nuclear-capable hypersonic ...

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