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In Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, schools are built underground to shield students from Russian strikes, with about 74 such facilities functioning as classrooms where children can learn during ongoing bombardments and only glimpse the sky during brief, cleared periods.
A bomb planted in a bin killed Robert Shageyev, a former Ukrainian naval officer who defected to Russia and once commanded Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia submarine, in Sevastopol, Crimea. Russian officials say the attack was carried out on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence, a claim Kyiv has not publicly commented on; a Russian national woman is detained in connection with the blast.
Ukraine says Russia used ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea to hit Zaporizhzhia, killing seven civilians at a Metinvest plant and injuring 21, with other civilian deaths reported in Dnipropetrovsk; Kyiv warns Moscow is preparing a new mobilization and may use the September elections as a pretext, with North Korea reportedly ready to send tens of thousands of troops. Ukraine also says it struck a Russian oil refinery near Orsk as drone activity and cross-border tensions continue; the UN cautions about ongoing detainee abuses in Russia.
Overnight Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least 12 people and wounded many, with Zaporizhzhia hardest hit and a children's hospital in Kyiv struck; Kyiv says North Korean ballistic missiles were used, and Zelenskyy warns Moscow is expanding its arsenal as Ukraine suffers further power outages and civilian damage, while a separate Ukrainian drone attack kills one in Russia’s Voronezh region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is using North Korean ballistic missiles to strike Ukraine, signaling Moscow’s reinforcement from North Korea. The attacks included Zaporizhzhia, where several people were killed and many injured, with additional strikes across Kyiv, Kherson and Kharkiv as Russia fired drones and missiles. Ukraine also reported Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia’s Tatarstan region. Zelensky warned that North Korea’s support could escalate the war and pledged further Ukrainian deep strikes to push for peace.
Ukraine says drones hit three Bashkortostan oil refineries and a sanctioned ship sank; Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant lost off-site power for about two hours; Crimea faced power cuts prompting field kitchens feeding residents; Kyiv and other cities suffered casualties in a recent missile and drone barrage, with Zelensky urging more Patriot missile interceptors.
Four children were among 12 people killed when attacks hit resorts in Zaporizhzhia, and three more were killed in Sumy when a Russian drone struck a civilian facility, bringing the day’s death toll to 15 as fighting continues between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukrainian strikes on holiday camps in the partly Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region killed 11 people, including four children, according to Moscow-installed officials, highlighting a worsening tit-for-tat cycle amid Russia’s invasion. Separately, a Russian drone attack in Sumy killed three people at a civilian facility, while another Russian strike hit a Zaporizhzhia shopping center. Ukraine’s leadership warned of potential large-scale missile attacks, underscoring that diplomacy remains distant as the fighting continues.
A Ukrinform photo montage documents life amid Russia’s invasion, showing Kyiv under bombardment and rescue efforts, damage across cities like Zaporizhzhia and Odesa, border fortifications, a peaceful Lavanda Run, and ordinary moments shaping daily life in Ukraine.
Over the past day, Russian strikes killed 10 and injured 106 across seven Ukrainian regions, as Moscow mounted a mass overnight drone attack with two Kh-59/69 missiles and 168 drones (146 intercepted; 17 drones and two missiles hit 18 targets), damaging civilian infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and other oblasts.
Ukraine says it net gained about 100 square kilometers in May, boosting 2026 gains to over 600 sq km as heavy fighting continues in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia sectors. Kyiv reports extensive strikes on Russian targets and infrastructure, and its navy aided civilian shipping; analysts caution momentum remains mixed, with the second half of the year potentially decisive.
Russia intensified attacks across Ukraine, with 19 strikes in Donetsk and 833 in Zaporizhzhia, leaving at least three dead and 17 injured. A drone attack killed a resident in Sumy, and an assault damaged a hospital and other civilian sites in Odesa, as authorities report widespread damage and displacement amid stalled US-led peace negotiations.
Amid Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s three operating nuclear plants—Rivne, South Ukraine, and Khmelnytskyi—continue powering the country yet face elevated danger from occupation and attacks; Rivne has tightened safety drills, Zaporizhzhia remains under occupier control, and repair work at Chornobyl’s New Safe Confinement is urgent, even as Ukraine pursues modernization with Western help.
Russian forces pushing toward Zaporizhzhia have been halted and bottled up around Huliaipole, aided by Ukrainian counterattacks and a Russian comms outage, making Zaporizhzhia city safer than months ago but still a potential future objective.
Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on multiple Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least four people and injuring 16, with strikes reported in Zaporizhzhia, Poltava and Kherson as air defenses were active and residents were urged to seek shelter.