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Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) released footage of a night drone strike on the Belbek airbase in Russian-occupied Crimea, claiming a MiG-29 fighter jet and nearby equipment were destroyed; Kyiv frames the attack as part of a broader campaign to isolate Crimea from Russian logistics, noting extensive strikes on targets behind Russian lines in June.
Ukraine strikes hit Lukoil-Nizhegorodorgsintez (NORSI) in Kstovo, Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, causing a fire and forcing the refinery—Russia's fourth-largest and Lukoil's largest—to suspend operations; the outage accounts for about 53% of the plant’s capacity (around 17 million tons per year), adding to a wave of refinery shutdowns since June, as Kyiv says the strikes aim to reduce Russia's military and economic potential while Moscow relaxes gasoline standards to ease a domestic fuel crisis.
A massive Ukrainian drone attack struck the Krasnodar region in southern Russia, killing one person and wounding another as a fire broke out at the Slavyansk-on-Kuban oil refinery; authorities also reported damage to a power line and a gas pipe, with Russia saying 213 Ukrainian drones were intercepted nationwide.
President Trump accused Iran of a drone strike on the Ever Lovely in the Strait of Hormuz and said the U.S. then carried out strikes on Iranian missile/drone storage locations and coastal radar sites in response; Iran has not claimed responsibility, though U.S. officials suggested Tehran fired on the ship. The incident comes amid ongoing efforts to broker a 60-day memorandum of understanding to ease naval blockades and keep Hormuz open, with tensions affecting escort operations and the wider dispute over Iran’s nuclear program.
Trump blamed Iran for a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a ceasefire violation, while the US said it shot down three other drones; reports also said a British vessel was hit by a projectile off Oman. The incident underscores escalating US-Iran tensions as negotiators work on the interim peace deal, with regional diplomacy and a UAE missile-warning event weaving into the backdrop.
President Trump blamed Iran for a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, saying one drone damaged the ship’s upper deck while it continued on, and that three other drones were shot down targeting the vessel. The incident unfolds amid fragile U.S.–Iran talks on an interim ceasefire and regional security, with tensions over shipping routes in the region still high.
Ukrainian drones struck Gazprom Neft's Kapotnya refinery in southeastern Moscow for the second time in three days, causing fires at multiple units including the tank farm; wind carried combustion byproducts across the Moscow region, prompting residents to stay indoors, wear protective gear, and limit outdoor activity as the blaze continued to burn.
Belarus summoned Ukraine’s envoy to protest a deadly drone strike on a bus carrying Belarusian youth players in Russia’s Bryansk region; Russia opened a terrorism probe, Kyiv denies targeting the bus, and Minsk warned of possible action as Lukashenko claimed the drone was Ukrainian in origin.
A wide overnight Russian missile and drone attack killed at least nine people across Ukraine, knocked out electricity for about 140,000 homes, and sparked a major fire at Kyiv’s Dormition Cathedral in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra; the strikes also damaged the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studios and, in Kharkiv, first responders were killed in a second strike, highlighting the attack’s toll on both civilians and cultural heritage.
A drone strike shut the Chonhar Bridge, a vital link between occupied Crimea and mainland Ukraine, suspending traffic and forcing drivers onto longer routes as Kyiv aims to disrupt Russian logistics to Crimea; the attack follows a similar strike the previous day and comes amid fuel shortages and rationing on the peninsula.
Ukraine says a joint drone strike damaged the Chonhar Bridge, a key link between occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine, to disrupt Russian supply lines to the front. The operation used Code 9.2 drones and the 1st Separate Assault Battalion with Fire Point drones and the Behemoth UAV, causing significant bridge deck damage that may require extensive repairs and temporarily suspended traffic at the nearby Dzhankoi checkpoint; Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the claims, but the strike is part of Kyiv's broader effort to degrade logistics feeding Russian forces in southern Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to London for talks with Keir Starmer, Macron and Merz on strengthening Western support for Ukraine, as Kyiv denounces a Russian drone strike on a spent-fuel storage facility near Chernobyl as a ‘vile’ attack with a fire extinguished and radiation stable; separate strikes hit Zaporizhzhia while Moscow presses its assault and Putin rejects direct negotiations, framing the talks within a broader peace process.
Ukrainian drones hit the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal as Putin hosts the 2026 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, igniting fires and smoke; about 50 drones were reportedly shot down, with flight disruptions and unclear full damage, underscoring Ukraine’s expanding reach into Russian energy infrastructure.
The US Central Command says it conducted a second defensive strike on Iran in three days, hitting four Iranian one-way attack drones around the Strait of Hormuz and a Bandar Abbas ground control station that was about to launch a fifth drone; the strikes come amid fragile ceasefire talks aimed at ending the conflict and reopening the Strait, as Trump asserts some progress but warns Tehran that they may 'finish the job' if talks stall. Analysts say any deal would hinge on Tehran giving up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in exchange for sanctions relief; Iran has about 440.9 kg enriched to 60% and has not publicly committed to relinquishing it.
On Memorial Day, The Washington Post highlights how the evolving nature of modern warfare is increasing the number of women paying the ultimate price, including casualties from a drone strike near a U.S. position in Kuwait amid the Iran war, with personal stories like Ashley and Greg Pruitt illustrating the heartbreak faced by military families.