Massive Russian Air Assault Kills 12 in One of Ukraine’s Worst Nights in Weeks
The assault began just before midnight on Saturday, May 24, with dozens of drones approaching the capital from several different directions. Most of them were shot down by air defense systems.
Kyiv Post correspondents based in the city reported explosions as frequently as every five to ten minutes in Kyiv and surrounding suburbs.
At 2 a.m., with cruise missiles launched from Russian Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers, followed by Kalibr missiles fired from the Black Sea.
The Kyiv region, surrounding the capital, reported at least four fatalities due to the attacks. In Obukhiv district’s Dolyna village, two people were killed in a fire that broke out in two temporary structures.
The Fastiv district’s Markhalivka village saw one death and eight injuries, including a child, as three houses were destroyed and fires damaged two more.
In Makariv village of Buchansky district, one person died and another was injured after a house caught fire and was damaged. Meanwhile, in Chmyrivka village of Bila Tserkva district, five people – including two children – were injured when a fire damaged two houses.
Elsewhere in Bila Tserkva, a man was injured by wreckage from a UAV, and a frame shop was destroyed, though no other injuries were reported. Fires also broke out in two warehouse buildings in the Brovarsky district.
Nearby, in Zhytomyr region, the toll was especially tragic. Three children, ages 8, 12, and 17, were killed. Twelve others were injured. Emergency crews, including Red Cross volunteers, responded to the scene to provide aid and psychological support.
Source: Alisa Orlova