Coverage dated May 23, 2025

Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack, with explosions heard throughout the city

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The nighttime Russian attack came hours after Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner exchange, and forced many Kyiv residents to take shelter in underground subway stations.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack, with explosions heard throughout the city (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The nighttime Russian attack came hours after Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner exchange, and forced many Kyiv residents to take shelter in underground subway stations.

  2. NBC News

    Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack (opens NBC News)

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    Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack early Saturday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city.

  3. CBS News

    Russia hits Ukrainian capital Kyiv with heavy missile and drone attack (opens CBS News)

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    The nighttime Russian attack that stretched into early Saturday came hours after Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner exchange.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Russian launches massive nighttime drone and missile attack on Kyiv (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds more prisoners on Saturday as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire. The exchange came hours after Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack that left at least 15 …

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Russian drone, missile attack injures several — Kyiv mayor – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Vitali Klitschko said Kyiv was "under a combined enemy attack." At least eight people were wounded in the "massive" attack, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital added.

  6. New York Post

    Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack hours after prisoner swap (opens New York Post)

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    Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale combined drone and missile attack late Friday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city.

  7. WHDH Boston

    Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack with explosions heard throughout city - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack early Saturday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout

  8. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Kyiv comes under a massive Russian drone and missile attack with explosions heard throughout city (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Kyiv comes under a massive Russian drone and missile attack with explosions heard throughout city.

  9. Breitbart News

    Russia Launches Large-Scale Drone and Missile Attack on Kyiv (opens Breitbart News)

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    Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack overnight that left at least 15 people injured, officials said.

  10. WTOP Washington DC

    Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack with explosions heard throughout city (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale combined drone and missile attack late Friday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city.

  11. East Idaho News

    Russia attacks Ukrainian capital with missiles and drones, hours after prisoner swap begins (opens East Idaho News)

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    (CNN) — Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack overnight into Saturday, just hours after Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner exchange. At least eight people were injured in the attacks, which triggered fires and left debris strewn in districts througho…

  12. MyNorthwest

    Kyiv comes under massive Russian drone and missile attack with explosions heard throughout city (opens MyNorthwest)

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    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's capital came under a massive combined drone and missile attack late Friday with explosions and machine gun fire heard

  13. Newsweek

    Russia hits Kyiv in massive ballistic missile strike (opens Newsweek)

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    Video shows the fires and explosions which followed the attack on the Ukrainian capital.

  14. The Guardian

    Russia launches one of biggest drone attacks on Kyiv since start of war (opens The Guardian)

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    Attack occurs hours after Russia and Ukraine begin prisoner exchange in deal seen as first step towards ceasefire

  15. CNN

    Russia launches missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian capital, hours after prisoner swap begins (opens CNN)

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    Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack overnight into Saturday, just hours after Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner exchange.

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