Russian forces claim to have used hypersonic missiles in the early hours of this Sunday (May 24), according to state agencies
Russia carried out a massive attack against Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, with missiles and drones in the early hours of this Sunday (May 24, 2026). At least 4 people died, 2 of them in Kiev, and more than 60 were injured, according to authorities. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said other regions of the country were also hit.
The combined attack included 600 drones and 90 missiles, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Ukrainian air defenses destroyed or neutralized 549 drones and 55 missiles. At least 19 missiles failed to reach their targets.
Russian forces claimed to have used 4 types of hypersonic missiles – Oreshnik, Iskander, Kinzhal and Zircon – in retaliation for Kiev’s attacks on civilian targets in Russia, according to state news agencies. The information is from the agency.
The attacks were carried out against Ukrainian military command facilities, air bases and other enterprises of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, according to information from the Russian Ministry of Defense, cited by the news agency Interfax.
The Ukrainian president, (Servant of the People, center), had warned on Saturday (May 23) that Russia was preparing an attack against Ukraine using the Oreshnik missile, intelligence from Ukraine, the United States and Europe.
This Sunday morning (May 24), Zelensky used his profile on X so that Russian missiles hit “common residential buildings, schools” e “They set fire to a food market, one of the oldest in Kiev”. He also said that “the Russian attack destroyed the Chernobyl Museum, damaged the National Art Museum and the building that houses the office of ARD, the German broadcaster”.
“I have already spoken with the President of France and the Prime Minister of Norway. There will be more conversations with our partners today. I am grateful to everyone who does not remain silent in the face of what Russia is doing”said Zelensky.
Tonight, the Russians struck Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities and communities. The largest number of missiles was directed at the capital – at ordinary residential buildings, at schools; they burned down a food market, one of Kyiv’s oldest markets. The Russian strike effectively…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa)
Russia has already attacked Ukraine twice with the , a missile with a range of several thousand kilometers and capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. The President of Russia has already declared that it is impossible to intercept it because of its speed, supposedly greater than 10 times the speed of sound.
On May 13, Russia launched the largest air strike in a span of 48 hours. According to Ukrainian authorities, 11 people died.
The war in Ukraine completed 4 years in February 2026. The conflict began in 2022, when Russia began a large-scale invasion of neighboring territory. Since then, negotiation attempts mediated by Western powers have not resulted in a definitive ceasefire.
