Russia Launches Largest Aerial Attack of the War on Ukraine: 367 Drones and Missiles

Russia Launches Its Largest Aerial Attack on Ukraine

367 Projectiles Fired

Twelve Dead and Dozens Injured After Massive Offensive

Russia launched the largest aerial attack of the war against Ukraine early Saturday morning.

A total of 367 drones and missiles were fired, killing at least 12 people

and injuring more than 60 in multiple cities across the country, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv.

This was reported by USA TODAY.

Russia Launches Its Largest Aerial Attack on Ukraine

Following Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine, Zelensky called on allies to act decisively to stop Putin. https://t.co/sKALHZG9uM

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According to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, Russia’s aerial attack involved 298 drones and 69 missiles.

Most of the projectiles were intercepted,

but several struck residential areas.

Three children were killed in the Zhytomyr region, and four adults died on the outskirts of Kyiv.

Why It Matters

?#InternacionalesTGW | Russia launched the largest airstrike of its three-year war on Ukraine’s capital and other regions with missiles and drones.+ pic.twitter.com/wtgdzmxz1e

— ? Radio TGW (@Radio_TGW) May 25, 2025

This assault represents the largest in terms of total weapons launched since Russia’s invasion began in 2022.

It comes amid failed attempts to negotiate a 30-day ceasefire.

This was proposed by Ukraine and its European allies.

As highlighted by USA TODAY.

The Political Context

In the largest air assault of the war so far, Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles overnight on Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, according to authorities. https://t.co/esFV8ZnGx8

— La Jornada (@lajornadaonline) May 25, 2025

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the “inaction” of the United States since Donald Trump took office.

“America’s silence only encourages Putin,” he wrote on Telegram.

The Trump administration has refused to impose new sanctions on Russia this week.

A move interpreted in Kyiv as a sign of weakness.

Impact of Russia’s Aerial Attack on the Ground

Kyiv sustained multiple drone-related damages, though no deaths were reported inside the city.

In Mykolaiv, a 77-year-old man was killed.

Five others were injured.

In Khmelnytskyi, in western Ukraine and far from the front lines, four people were killed.

What’s Being Said

“This was a ruthless attack on civilians. The enemy seeks to sow fear and death,” said Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.

“As long as Russia can manufacture weapons, it will continue to kill.”

Warned Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, after Russia’s aerial attack.

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