Russia's Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory

Ukraine said it hit Russia's elite Rubicon drone military unit in a Moscow-occupied part of eastern Ukraine.

From General to Governor: Putin Pushes a ‘New Elite’ of War Veterans

The popular leader of a region bordering Ukraine is replaced by a military commander as President Vladimir V. Putin looks to reward those who fought in his war.

By Nataliya Vasilyeva

Will the Ukraine war force Putin's exit?

Has the Ukraine war done more damage to Russia than we've heard? In this episode of "Make It Make Sense," Adam O’Neal sits down with David Ignatius to discuss how the war is going, what Ukraine's future holds and what Russia would look like without Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine war briefing: Oil plant strikes all going to plan, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian drones ignite Syzran oil refinery deep inside Russia; ISW says Ukraine regaining the initiative on frontline. What we know on day 1,549 Ukrainian drones hit the Syzran oil refinery more than 800km (500 miles) inside Russia, setting it on fire, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday. The Ukrainian president posted a video of the aftermath. Russia’s independent Astra news outlet said Ukrainian drones struck the Syzran refinery owned by oil and gas company Rosneft. The governor of Russia...

By Warren Murray with Guardian writers and agencies

Ukrainian strike on dormitory in Russian-occupied Starobilsk kills four

A Ukrainian strike collapsed a five-storey college dormitory in the Russian-occupied city of Starobilsk, killing four.

Ukraine's General Staff rejects Russian claims of Ukrainian strike on Starobilsk in Luhansk Oblast

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has dismissed claims circulated by Russian media outlets alleging that Ukrainian forces struck civilian infrastructure in occupied territories.

By Tetyana Oliynyk

Putin vows revenge after Ukraine attack kills at least 6, wounds dozens at student dorm

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered his military ‌to prepare options to retaliate against Ukraine after he accused Kyiv of carrying out a deadly drone attack on a student dorm that he said killed six and wounded dozens of young people, with 15 still unaccounted for.

Putin accuses Ukraine of deadly attack on student dorm, vows retaliation

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered his military to prepare options to retaliate against Ukraine for what he described as a drone attack on a student dorm that killed six people and wounded dozens, with 15 still unaccounted for. Putin said the attack had struck the dorm in Starobilsk in Luhansk, a Russian-controlled region in eastern Ukraine. He said Kyiv’s military must have ‌known what it was targeting. Ukraine’s military denied the Russian accusations and said it had struck ...

By Reuters

Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery, Zelensky says, as Kyiv intensifies new tactic

Ukrainian forces attacked an ​oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, the ​latest ‌in a series of strikes ⁠by Kyiv on Russian oil facilities. Authorities in Ukraine's Russian-controlled Luhansk region on Friday said a Ukrainian drone attack on a student dormitory killed at least one person.

By FRANCE 24

‘Bringing war back to Russia’: Ukraine strikes Yaroslavl oil refinery

Ukraine has escalated its offensive by targeting a Russian oil refinery situated in Yaroslavl, roughly 700 kilometers away from its own territory, as declared by President Zelenskyy. He positioned this response as a fair counteraction in the ongoing conflict, propelling the conflict back into Russian territory.

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Russia says four killed, 35 children wounded in Ukrainian attack on Luhansk region - The Straits Times

Russia says four killed, 35 children wounded in Ukrainian attack on Luhansk region  The Straits Times

Ukraine hits college in Russian-occupied town, killing 6

Ukrainian drones have struck a college dormitory in the Russian-occupied region of Lugansk, killing six people and wounding dozens of others, Russian officials have said.

Russia says drone strikes cause power cuts in occupied Ukrainian regions

The Russia-controlled part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region was experiencing emergency power blackouts on Friday, Russia-installed governor Yevgeny Balitsky was quoted as saying by the Kommersant newspaper. However, critical infrastructure was working as usual, he said, without providing further details, according to Kommersant. Separately, the Russia-appointed head of the parts of southern Kherson region held by […]

Ukrainian Drone Attack on Technical College in Occupied Luhansk Kills At Least 1

Kremlin-backed authorities in the occupied region said dozens of others were wounded in the early morning strikes.

Kyiv dismisses Russia’s claim that Ukrainian forces bombed a college in occupied Luhansk

Ukraine’s General Staff has dismissed Russian claims that Ukrainian forces struck civilian infrastructure in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine as “manipulative.”

4 killed, 35 injured after strike on Ukrainian student dormitory

At least four people were killed and dozens of children were wounded after a Ukrainian drone strike hit a student dormitory in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region overnight, acco...

Ukrainian forces strike Russian ammo depots, air defenses, command posts, and troops

Units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces on May 21 and overnight into May 22 struck Russian ammunition depots, air defense systems, command posts, and personnel of the Russian Federation army in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and inside Russia.