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targets in Russia”. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has offered to send experts to Latvia to help protect the skies. Sprūds’s sacking prompted nine of his fellow Progressive party members to quit the coalition
targeted. In Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, one man was killed in a drone attack on a lorry, authorities said. Zelenskyy posted on social media on Friday that Ukraine was “entirely justified” in striking Russia
Russian drones also hit energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region, causing outages, and struck residential buildings and a kindergarten in the Kyiv region, according to local authorities. Russia also carried out attacks
Ukraine’s wildlife, including its birds. Thousands have been caught in nets put up to protect roads near the frontline from marauding enemy drones. “The birds die from dehydration or from heart attacks if they
targeted the Ukrainian capital, where 48 people were wounded, including two children, Zelenskyy said. Russia hammered Ukraine with large-scale aerial attacks in the days following a May 9-11 ceasefire that U.S. President Donald
Russian drone attacks. In late March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy [visited](/news/2026/3/28/zelenskyy-signs-air-defence-deals-with-uae-qatar-on-gulf-tour) Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar to offer counter-drone expertise, signing 10-year defence agreements with all three countries. He later confirmed
targeted military equipment. Zelenskyy said Flamingo drones had covered a distance of 1,500km (930 miles) to strike a manufacturer of navigation modules for the Russian navy, air force and rocket forces in Cheboksary
Russian invasion of Ukraine.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x3000+0+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2F4a%2Fb6376471476faa326fb50e6cd86e%2Fapple-square-3000-2026-05-18t173225-108.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5826018/shifting-momentum-in-the-russia-ukraine-war) ### [State of the World from NPR](https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510366/state-of-the-world) ### [Shifting momentum in the Russia-Ukraine war](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5826018/shifting-momentum-in-the-russia-ukraine-war) "To our regret, some of them break through," Putin
Russian invasion in 2022," said Rhiannon Padley, the firm's UK director of strategic partnerships. What is clear though is that robotic weapon systems are big business. The company has expanded rapidly and recently achieved
attack. It accused Rubicon fighters of regularly striking civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. The statement also said that Ukrainian forces "are causing damage to military infrastructure and facilities used for military purposes, strictly adhering
Ukraine wants to send a drone to Latvia, Lithuania or Estonia. They are there because of the reckless, illegal, full-scale attack of Russia.” Some EU and Nato members said a more forceful response might
drones or more to lead a counterattack against Russian forces, revealing and knocking out enemy air defence, other positions and headquarters with the help of fighter jets and artillery all the way to St Petersburg
Ukraine's military has so far not commented. Both Greek and Ukrainian media have identified it as likely a Ukrainian-made Magura drone. Two reputable Greek news outlets are reporting that notes handwritten in Ukrainian
drones and robotic systems. He also allegedly sent photos of NATO military convoys and public buildings in Berlin. Other activities included offering to find other espionage agents in Germany, prosecutors added, but they
attacks in the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhia reduced Russian military traffic by more than 70 percent along the M-14 motorway, the main east-west route, said Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine
drone attack at Chornobyl. In Iran, multiple nuclear sites have been repeatedly bombed. The International Atomic Energy Agency has also confirmed that US-Israeli strikes hit within 75 metres of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant
targeted ports in the southern Odesa region and railways. In a post on X, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said rescue operations were continuing following an attack on a nine-storey building in Kyiv after Russia launched
drone attacks knocked out about 700,000 bpd of refining capacity between January and May across 16 refineries, some hit more than once, compared with eight refineries in the same period of 2025.” The affected
drone and the Burevestnik cruise missile, powered by miniature atomic reactors.  A part from a Russian hypersonic Oreshnik missile lies at the site of a Russian missile strike in Ukraine
targeted. [Ukraine](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine) also struck the Kronstadt naval base and shipyard in Leningrad oblast, the port home to Russia’s Baltic fleet. Vessels were reportedly damaged. The strikes will be deeply embarrassing