Ukraine launches more than 500 drones at Russia in deadly ovenight attack, authorities say
Advertising Home Europe Ukraine launches around 600 drones at Russia, Zelensky claims ‘justified’ attack Europe Russian air defences intercepted around 600 Ukrainian drones in a massive overnight attack that killed four people. The interceptions took place across Russia's 14 regions, as well as the annexed Crimean peninsula. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said the attack was a "justified" response to Russia's prolongation of the war.
- ▪Advertising Home Europe Ukraine launches around 600 drones at Russia, Zelensky claims ‘justified’ attack Europe Russian air defences intercepted around 600 Ukrainian drones in a massive overnight attack that killed four people.
- ▪The interceptions took place across Russia's 14 regions, as well as the annexed Crimean peninsula.
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said the attack was a "justified" response to Russia's prolongation of the war.
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| Original publisher | France 24 (EN) |
| Canonical URL | https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260517-ukraine-launches-more-than-500-drones-at-russia-in-deadly-overnight-attack-authorities-say |
| Publication time | Sun, 17 May 2026 06:01:26 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-17T06:08:59.058Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-17T06:08:59.519Z |
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Advertising Home Europe Ukraine launches around 600 drones at Russia, Zelensky claims ‘justified’ attack Europe Russian air defences intercepted around 600 Ukrainian drones in a massive overnight attack that killed four people. The interceptions took place across Russia's 14 regions, as well as the annexed Crimean peninsula. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said the attack was a "justified" response to Russia's prolongation of the war. Issued on: 17/05/2026 - 08:01Modified: 17/05/2026 - 16:31 3 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading.
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