At least 12 people died in attacks And about 79 were injured. The projectiles were directed towards most regions of Ukraineincluded kyivthe capital.
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Anti -aircraft sirenas sounded for hours in kyiv and residents were warned to remain in shelters In the early hours of Sunday, according to a CNN report.
Ukrainian firefighters extinguishing a fire in an industrial installation after a Russian attack in the Ternopil region, in the middle of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP).
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The Ukraine Air Force He informed that Russia launched 367 air attack weapons (298 drones and 69 missiles) From 22 points. He added that 47 of those missiles and 266 drones were intercepted.
“A difficult Sunday morning in Ukraine after a night without sleep. The most massive Russian air attack in many weeks lasted all night ”wrote Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Andrii Sybihain the social network X.
“The enemy used missiles and attack drones. The civilians of the civilians were the target of the attacks: more than 80 residential buildings were damaged. 27 fires were recorded”The Interior Minister wrote for his part, Igor Klimenkoin your Facebook account.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyhe asked on Sunday that international actors, especially United States and European countriesto increase the pressure against Russia.
“Without really strong pressure on Russian authorities, this brutality cannot be stopped”he said Zelensky.
Ukrainian rescuers work in a residential area achieved by a rocket after a night attack in a village near kyiv, Ukraine, on May 25, 2025, in the midst of the ongoing Russian invasion. (EFE/EPA/Sergey Dolzhenko).
More drones, less cruise missiles
In its last analysis of the situation, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) He noticed that Russia used less cruise missiles and one small amount of ballistic missiles compared to previous similar massive attacks.
The ISW said that the Ukraine Air Force confirmed that the Russian forces launched 14 ISKANDER-M BALLISTIC MISSES From several locations and 296 Shahed Drones of Iranian origin and artifacts.
Russia usually uses large amounts of Shahed and drones to overwhelm Ukrainian aerial defenses in night attacks And recently he has resorted to small amounts of ballistic missiles to carry out more selective attacks against Ukrainian cities, the ISW remarked.
For the ISW, the reduction in the use of cruise missiles indicates that There is an increase in drone production that Russia has and in the Innovations in long -range drones And in attack tactics related to this weapon, which is a cheaper alternative to the aforementioned missiles.
At this point, it should be noted that Each cruise missile can cost between 1 and 2 million dollarswhile The production cost of Shahed drones is between $ 20,000 and $ 50,000. It has not been informed how much they will go to Russia.
Russia increases pressure with air negotiations
A local resident is located on the terrace of a damaged building after a Russian attack with drones in kyiv on May 25, 2025. (Photo of Sergei Supinsky / AFP).
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Andrés Gómez de la Torrespecialist in defense and intelligence issues, he told Commerce that this combined attack is reflecting A change in Russian tactics by prioritizing the massive use of drones on missiles Because the former are cheaper and are constantly evolving, which makes them more and more effective on the battlefield.
The specialist stressed that Shahed drones are one of Iran’s most sophisticated war productswho has developed this technology very efficiently and has been transferred to its ally Russia.
Iranian -made manufacturing Shahed in Russia. (AFP).
“Russia is also demonstrating strength and aggressiveness to enter the best conditions if you finally feel at the negotiating table. It must be stressed that equally Ukraine He has been attacking some important points within the Russian territory, and that has also generated a situation of great concern”, Said Gómez de la Torre.
“The Russians are moving slowly but inexorably, they are consolidating positions And they are doing these demonstrations of strength before the eventuality of a negotiation, a peace memorandum, or an agreement ”he insisted.
As for the Russian strategy to aim against civil objectives, Gómez de la Torre said that Ukraine It also does the same. “They are forms of intimidation to achieve a psychological impact among the population, so that it is afraid”
A woman passes by a building reached by a after a night attack in Russia in kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. (EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko).
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Although less powerful than cruise missiles, drones They can achieve specific objectives, such as electrical infrastructure or warehouses, and They are useful in wear wars.
“Russia has raised a wear war, something that is its specialty. So, although Ukraine He has trouble in finishing the war, for Russia, with the consolidation of his positions, he is not so interested in cutting his offensive so quickly ”, Gómez de la Torre indicated.
It must also be noted that Russia has Mounted factories to produce Shahed drones Within its territory with Fr Iran help, which gives it More autonomy and volume of production.
While the Cruise missile production is slower and dependent on Western components restricted by sanctions applied by the United States and its allies of Europe.
As for the efforts of Trump For Ukraine and Russia to feel at the negotiating table, the Kremlin does not give signs of giving in their demands.
Now that the exchange of 1,000 prisoners per side, Russia and Ukraine will deliver documents with their conditions to put an end to the conflict, something that must occur in the next few days.
The exchange of 1,000 war prisoners ends
Ukrainian war prisoners react after an exchange with Russia. (EFE/EPA/STRINGER).
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Russia and Ukraine completed on Sunday the last stage of the exchange of 1,000 prisoners on each sideagreed during direct conversations in Istanbul in mid -May.
It was the biggest exchange of prisoners of war since the beginning of the Russian invasion more than three years ago.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that 303 prison soldiers were exchanged for the same number of Ukrainian military on Sunday, after the exchanges made on Saturday (307 prisoners of each side) and on Friday (270 soldiers and 120 civilians of each side).
The exchange included dead military bodies in combat.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Roman umerov, who among the released Ukrainians are 33 soldiers who defended the Azovstal steel.
The Azovstal steel, located near the city of Mariúpol, was a great focus of Ukrainian resistance in 2022. For more than a month, units of the National Guard and the Ukrainian Marines occupied the plant and endured a siege until the last combatants surrendered to the Russian invading military.
