\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUkraine President Volodymyr Zelensky lays roses at the site where Russia killed 24 civilians in Kyiv, May 15, 2026<\/p>\n
EA-Ukraine VideoCast: Kyiv\u2019s Retaliation v. Russia\u2019s Mass Killings<\/a><\/p>\n Friday\u2019s Coverage: Russia Murders 24+ in Kyiv<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has hailed long-range strikes inside Russia:<\/p>\n These are our entirely justified responses to what the Russians are doing. We will continue to increase both the range and scale of these sanctions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Our long-range sanctions this week. Most of the operations are still ongoing, so the video captures only a portion of our results. Be-200 amphibious aircraft, a Ka-27 helicopter, a cargo vessel carrying ammunition, a Pantsir-S1 surface\u2011to\u2011air missile and gun system, a Tor\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/kX3oPCuok8<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) May 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Ukrainian drones have reportedly struck<\/a> the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in the Stavropol region in southwest Russia.<\/p>\n The plant produces up to 1.4 million tons of ammonium nitrate and more than 1 million tons of ammonia annually for use in explosives and ammunition.<\/p>\n Ukraine\u2019s air defenses downed 269 of 294 drones launched by Russia overnight, but 20 hit 15 locations.<\/p>\n In Odesa in southern Ukraine, strikes severely damaged port infrastructure, including a warehouse and an administrative building, and hit a five-story residential building. Several civilians were injured.<\/p>\n In Ukraine\u2019s second-largest city Kharkiv, public transit networks were disabled, and private homes were damaged in Poltava in central Ukraine.<\/p>\n Russia attacked Ukraine with 294 drones overnight. People were reported injured.<\/p>\n \u25aa\ufe0f Odesa region:<\/p>\n Two people were injured. Russians attacked residential and port infrastructure. A five-story apartment building, a one-story house, an educational institution, a warehouse, and an\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/cfaScCwLfc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) May 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n On Friday, Zelensky laid red roses on the rubble of a Kyiv apartment building where a Russian missile strike killed 24 people, including three children, a day earlier.<\/p>\n \u201cUkraine will not allow any of the aggressor\u2019s strikes that take the lives of our people to go unpunished,\u201d he posted<\/a> after meeting top military and intelligence officials. In his nightly video address, he said retaliatory actions had already been approved, noting drone strikes that sparked a large fire on the Ryazan oil refinery, one of Russia\u2019s largest.<\/p>\n We have Russian documents outlining targets for strikes in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities \u2013 political and military facilities where army leadership and government officials may be located, including here on Bankova Street. They have been nursing this plan for a long time, and\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/vPzdS01u1t<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n On Wednesday and Thursday, Russia murdered 38 civilians and wounded more than 150 in attacks by more than 1,600 drones and scores of missiles across Ukraine.<\/p>\n Zelensky warned on Friday night:<\/p>\n We have Russian documents outlining targets for strikes\u2026[on] political and military facilities where army leadership and government officials may be located, including here on Bankova Street. They have been nursing this plan for a long time, and now, after Iran, have become active again \u2013 trying to locate us and track our movements.<\/p>\n The same applies to other members of the Ukrainian leadership, intelligence agencies, and our special services. Some in Moscow have still failed to understand that Ukrainians will never surrender their independence. One way or another \u2013 whether on Bankova or without Bankova \u2013 we will not surrender our land, our sovereignty, or our state.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n
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