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Launched 216 drones as truce expired May 12; prisoner exchange not completed; claimed 23,802 Ukrainian violations across 3-day window
The Trump-brokered three-day ceasefire expired at midnight on May 12, and Russia launched 216 attack drones at Ukraine within hours. Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 192 of them. At least one person was killed in Dnipropetrovsk, and debris set fire to a 16-storey residential building in Kyiv's Obolon district.
Updated May 31
Conducting offensive operations and strikes
Russia continues massive winter strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and civilians amid advancing trilateral peace talks. A week after the February 4-5 Abu Dhabi round yielded a 314-POW exchange and US-Russia military dialogue, Russia launched major attacks including 408 drones/39 missiles on February 6-7 targeting energy substations and the February 13 assault with 219 drones/24 missiles killing one in Odesa. Zelenskyy accused Russia of bad faith while confirming a third round of talks for next week.
Updated May 19
Launched large energy strikes Feb 17 (425 drones/missiles), Feb 24-26 targeting grid, nuclear infrastructure despite talks[2][4]
Russia intensified strikes on Ukraine's energy grid in January and early February 2026, killing at least 13 people and cutting power to 1.2 million properties. President Trump brokered a brief pause that expired February 1. Following attacks on January 9 and 13 that deployed over 500 drones and missiles, Russia struck again on January 24-25, February 2-3, and February 24-26 with hundreds of drones and missiles, including rare ballistic missiles. Targets included power plants, substations, and nuclear-linked infrastructure in Kharkiv, Odesa, Kyiv, and western Ukraine. The strikes caused repeated blackouts for tens of thousands during subzero temperatures and reduced generation capacity to 14 gigawatts—less than half pre-invasion levels.
Conducts missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy, transport and port infrastructure
Since October 2022, Russia has waged a parallel war on Ukraine's electricity, heating and transport systems, launching repeated waves of missiles and drones at power plants, high-voltage substations, rail hubs and ports. The campaign intensified in winter 2025–26 with near-daily barrages. These destroyed 70% of generating capacity, forced a formal energy emergency on January 15, 2026, and left the grid meeting only 60% of national electricity needs amid temperatures as low as minus 20°C.
Updated May 10
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