8 dead in missile and drone attacks on Russian and Ukrainian territory
Recent missile and drone attacks have resulted in at least eight fatalities across Russian and Ukrainian territories. The violence follows a significant Russian bombardment of Kyiv and accusations from Moscow regarding a Ukrainian drone strike. Both nations continue to deny targeting civilians amid escalating tensions and ongoing conflict.
- ▪At least eight people have been killed in missile and drone attacks in the past 24 hours.
- ▪Four people were killed in the eastern Ukrainian town of Horlivka, according to local authorities.
- ▪In Russia's Belgorod region, one man was killed and another injured due to missile and drone strikes.
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World News 8 dead in missile and drone attacks on Russian and Ukrainian territory By Reuters Published May 25, 2026, 11:43 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google At least eight people have been killed in missile and drone attacks on Russian and Ukrainian territory in the past 24 hours, local authorities on both sides said on Monday, with damage reported to energy infrastructure in Russia’s Belgorod region. The strikes follow one of the heaviest Russian bombardments of Kyiv since the start of the four-year war, after Moscow vowed on Saturday to retaliate for what it described as a deliberate drone strike on a student dorm in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region.
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