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Russia's large-scale attack on Ukraine killed five rescuers in Kharkiv and wounded at least 20 in Kyiv, setting fires at apartment buildings and damaging the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, including the Dormition Cathedral.
A Russian drone strike hit the Kharkiv Art Museum, causing a major fire and injuring four women aged 62, 34, 28 and 22, as well as a 1‑month‑old baby who was hospitalized. Rescue crews evacuated artworks from the museum, which houses about 25,000 pieces, including works by Repin, while firefighters battled the blaze amid ongoing shelling. Authorities denounced the attack as an act of terrorism and said efforts to extinguish the fire continued, with the strike part of broader Russian assaults on Ukraine’s cultural heritage.
Russian air strikes hit major Ukrainian centers including Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv, killing at least five people and wounding dozens. Four people were killed and 16 injured in Dnipro, while Kyiv saw at least one death and 29 injuries, with a 24-storey building collapse and other fires caused by missile debris. Thousands sought refuge in metro stations as air-raid warnings covered much of the country; Ukrainian President Zelenskiy warned a major strike remains possible as both sides accuse each other over civilian targets in the ongoing conflict.
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Russia ahead of the Victory Day parade, with Moscow saying the strikes were being responded to; separately, nine people, including three children, were injured by a Russian strike on Kharkiv, underscoring ongoing fighting as commemorations approach.
A Russian Izdeliye-30 cruise missile hit a five-story Kharkiv residential block, killing at least 10 people (including a teacher and children) and wounding 16, as Moscow’s broader overnight attack targeted energy facilities across Ukraine; Zelensky urged partners to bolster air defences and respond.
A Russian missile strike hit a five-story apartment building in Kharkiv, killing 11 people, including a teacher and her 9-year-old son, and wounding 15, as a broad nighttime assault across Ukraine continued. Kyiv said the strikes reflect Moscow's civilian-targeted campaign, while Ukraine reported drone and missile barrages and said it had gained ground in the south during ongoing counteroffensives.
Russia launched a sweeping missile and drone assault across Ukraine, hitting Kharkiv with a ballistic missile that killed eight people—including two children—and injured at least 15, while drones and missiles struck energy infrastructure nationwide; rescue teams searched rubble with dozens believed trapped, and Kyiv urged international support.
Russian ballistic missiles and drones struck Ukrainian cities overnight, killing seven people including two children in Kharkiv and triggering a nationwide air-raid alert, as President Zelensky visits frontline positions; the war’s wider fallout includes Kyiv’s summons of Hungary’s envoy and the UK revealing four maintenance facilities in Ukraine to repair donated military equipment.
Russia launched a large drone and missile attack overnight, killing at least seven people in Kharkiv (including two children) and damaging energy, railway and port infrastructure across Ukraine; Ukrainian air defences claimed to have shot down hundreds of drones and missiles, though several strikes hit multiple sites, prompting Zelenskiy to urge partners to boost air defence and weapons supplies.
Ukraine’s Kharkiv region reports a Russian FPV drone reached the city via a fiber‑optic cable for the first time since the full‑scale invasion. The drone hit a tree in the Kyivskyi district around 3 p.m. on Feb. 25; no casualties were reported, and the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office opened a pre‑trial investigation. Fiber‑optic FPV drones extend range and can evade electronic warfare, with countermeasures mainly limited to physical destruction or obstruction; Kharkiv’s proximity to Russian‑occupied areas makes this development notable in the evolving drone warfare.
A CSIS analysis shows Russia’s advance in Ukraine is occurring at the slowest pace in more than a century of warfare, with gains in eastern Ukraine measured in mere metres per day (as low as 15 m/day at Chasiv Yar and about 23 m/day near Kupiansk). Overall territory captured in 2024 and 2025 is tiny (about 0.6% in 2024 and 0.8% in 2025), while casualties exceed 1.2 million. The report argues Moscow is paying a heavy price for minimal gains, despite assertions of battlefield momentum amid renewed peace talks; Washington’s security guarantees for Ukraine appear contingent on Kyiv making concessions.
A Russian drone strike hit a civilian train in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, killing five people, injuring two and leaving one missing as rescuers worked amid scenes of carnage; Zelensky condemned the attack as an act of terrorism, part of overnight strikes across Ukraine.
BBC Verify reports that a Russian drone strike hit a crowded Ukrainian train in Kharkiv, killing at least five and leaving around 200 passengers on board; dramatic footage shows a woman carrying a baby being helped to safety as firefighters tackle a blaze, with Zelensky saying three drones were involved and there was no military justification. The live blog also includes Verify’s ongoing checks of attack footage and related UK trade coverage with the US and China.
A missile attack on Kharkiv killed two, including a child, and injured around 28, with Ukraine blaming Russia and Russia denying involvement, amid ongoing tensions and upcoming peace talks.
Russia conducted a drone attack on Kharkiv, damaging a kindergarten, killing one person, and injuring nine, amidst widespread strikes across Ukraine targeting energy infrastructure, with President Zelensky condemning the attack on the kindergarten as unjustifiable. The assault is part of ongoing Russian aggression since February 2022, with recent escalations including attacks on energy facilities and civilian areas.