Russian attacks target Kyiv and western region – DW – May 25, 2025

Russian strikes have taken the lives of at least nine individuals across Ukraine during the night, according to Ukrainian officials who reported the incidents on Sunday.

In a communication on the Telegram app, emergency services announced that four people had been killed and 16 injured in the Kyiv region, including three children, as a result of a “massive night attack” involving missiles and drones.

In the Khmelnytskyi region of western Ukraine, another four individuals were killed and five injured.

“Last night, the Khmelnytskyi region faced antagonistic Russian fire, leading to the destruction of civilian infrastructure. Unfortunately, this resulted in the deaths of four people,” stated Serhiy Tyurin, the deputy head of the regional military administration, in a Telegram post.

Officials have also confirmed the death of another individual due to an attack in the southern city of Mykolaiv.

This unfolding situation follows reports by Russian authorities of intercepting a dozen Ukrainian drones that were heading towards Moscow.

Restrictions have been placed on at least four airports in the Russian capital, including the primary Sheremetyevo airport, according to the Russian civilian aviation authority.

To date, there have been no confirmed reports of casualties on the Russian side.

 

Despite continuous and extensive aerial strikes on Ukraine by Russia, negotiations for the largest prisoner exchange since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, are ongoing.

In a further phase of the “1,000 for 1,000” agreement reached during talks in Istanbul, Turkey, earlier this month, more soldiers and civilians held by both sides are expected to be exchanged on Sunday.

After over three years of conflict, both countries are holding thousands of prisoners of war.

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