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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) that Russia utilized the almighty hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic rocket during a wide drone and rocket onslaught connected Kyiv connected Sunday (May 24), which killed astatine slightest 2 people, marking the 3rd clip the limb has been utilized successful the four-year war.
The aggravated aerial battle damaged buildings crossed the Ukrainian capital, including adjacent authorities offices, residential buildings and schools.
The Oreshnik, which is susceptible of carrying atomic oregon accepted warheads, struck the metropolis of Bila Tserkva successful the Kyiv region, Mr. Zelenskyy said successful a station connected Telegram. The people was not instantly clear.
Russia archetypal utilized the multiple-warhead Oreshnik connected the Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro successful November 2024. It was utilized a 2nd clip successful January successful the occidental Lviv region.
The combined onslaught included 600 onslaught drones and 90 air, oversea and ground-launched missiles, according to Ukraine's Air Force. Ukrainian aerial defences destroyed and jammed 549 drones and 55 missiles. Around 19 missiles failed to scope targets, the Air Force said.
Earlier, Mr. Zelenskyy warned that Russia was readying to usage the Oreshnik, citing quality from the U.S. and Western partners.
President Vladimir Putin said the Oreshnik, which means “hazelnut tree” successful Russian, streaks astatine 10 times the velocity of sound, oregon Mach 10, and is susceptible of destroying underground bunkers “three, 4 oregon much floors down”.
The limb travels “like a meteorite” and is immune to immoderate rocket defence system, Putin said, adding that respective specified missiles, adjacent fitted with accepted warheads, could beryllium arsenic devastating arsenic a atomic strike.
Air raid sirens blared done the nighttime arsenic fume billowed crossed the metropolis from strikes. Associated Press reporters heard almighty explosions adjacent the metropolis centre and adjacent to authorities buildings.
The onslaught was ongoing astatine sunrise Sunday(May 24) , with much missiles and drones expected to scope Kyiv.
Damage was recorded successful 40 locations crossed respective districts of the capital, including residential buildings, Kyiv subject medication caput Tymur Tkachenko said successful a Telegram post.
“It was a unspeakable night, and determination had ne'er been thing similar it successful the full war," said Kyiv nonmigratory Svitlana Onofryichuk, 55, who has worked successful the marketplace that was damaged for 22 years.
“I americium precise atrocious that I person to accidental goodbye to Kyiv now, I americium not staying determination anymore, determination is nary possibility," she added. “My occupation is gone, everything is gone, everything has burned down.”
Yevhen Zosin, 74, a Kyiv nonmigratory who witnessed the attack, said the infinitesimal helium heard the detonation helium rushed to drawback his dog.
“Then determination was different detonation and she and I were thrown backmost similar a pin by the daze wave. We some survived, she and I. My flat was blown to pieces,” helium said.
In Kyiv's Shevchenko district, a five-story residential gathering was hit, which caused a fire, and 1 idiosyncratic was killed, Ukraine's authorities exigency work reported.
A schoolhouse gathering was damaged by an onslaught portion radical sheltered inside, Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said. Local authorities reported supermarkets and warehouses crossed the metropolis besides were damaged.
Multiple communities recorded harm passim the Kyiv region, according to Mykola Kalashnyk, the determination Governor.
