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![Rescuers work near damaged residential buildings following a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, May 14, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Rescuers work near damaged residential buildings following a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, May 14, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Burning communication equipment reportedly damaged during an Atesh sabotage operation in the Moscow region. (Source: Atesh/Telegram)]( "Burning communication equipment reportedly damaged during an Atesh sabotage operation in the Moscow region. (Source: Atesh/Telegram)")
![Fire and smoke rise during a drone attack on Moscow region, Russia, on May 17, 2026. (Source: Exilenova/Telegram)]( "Fire and smoke rise during a drone attack on Moscow region, Russia, on May 17, 2026. (Source: Exilenova/Telegram)")
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Nearly 600 Ukrainian strike drones targeted Moscow and key Russian military-industrial facilities overnight in what became one of the largest aerial attacks on Russian territory since the start of the full-scale war, hitting microelectronics plants, fuel infrastructure, missile-related enterprises, and areas near the Russian capital.Newsletter
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![Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian military equipment. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian military equipment. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
![Illustrative render of Ukraine’s proposed Kilchen air defense missile launcher system. (Source: UNITED24 Media)]( "Illustrative render of Ukraine’s proposed Kilchen air defense missile launcher system. (Source: UNITED24 Media)")
![Rare Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft moments before Ukrainian drone strike, May 15, 2025. (Source: Brovdi.Art/Facebook)]( "Rare Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft moments before Ukrainian drone strike, May 15, 2025. (Source: Brovdi.Art/Facebook)")
![Ukrainian forensic teams transfer repatriated remains during a return operation on May 16, 2026. (Source: Security Service of Ukraine)]( "Ukrainian forensic teams transfer repatriated remains during a return operation on May 16, 2026. (Source: Security Service of Ukraine)")
![Fire at the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Russia’s Stavropol region following a drone strike on May 16, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Fire at the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Russia’s Stavropol region following a drone strike on May 16, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
![Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian military equipment. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian military equipment. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
![An employee assembles a long-range drone in a workshop of the Fire Point company which manufactures FP-1 deep-strike drones and FP-2 strike drones in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "An employee assembles a long-range drone in a workshop of the Fire Point company which manufactures FP-1 deep-strike drones and FP-2 strike drones in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pays tribute to the victims at the site of a nine-story residential building partially destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 15, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Two Dozen Political Centers Targeted in Planned Russian Strikes, Zelenskyy Says")
![Damaged UN vehicle after drone strikes in Kherson on May 14. Ukrainian authorities identified Russian forces as responsible. (Photo: open source)]( "Damaged UN vehicle after drone strikes in Kherson on May 14. Ukrainian authorities identified Russian forces as responsible. (Photo: open source)")
![Russian military officers and cadets who will participate in the May 9 Red Square Military Parade, gather for the rehearsals, on May 4, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia May Use Belarus for New Offensive Against Ukraine or NATO State, Zelenskyy Says")
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