Russian Night Attack Kills Mother and Two Daughters in Pohreby, Ukraine

A massiccio attacco notturno russo in Ucraina has struck multiple cities, including Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa and Chernihiv, as Ukrainian authorities described it as a renewed attempt by Mosca to paralizzare il sistema energetico del Paese in vista dell’inverno.

“Ukrainian drone attacks have targeted the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine and a Russian Baltic Sea port, as Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of killing civilians in overnight air raids”

Al Jazeera

In the region of Kyiv, Euronews reports that a mother and her two daughters—of six months and 12 years—were killed when an attack set their house on fire in the village of Pohreby.

Al Jazeera

Elsewhere in the Ukrainian capital, Euronews says two people died and several were injured after drone debris sparked fires in multi-storey buildings, prompting wide rescue operations.

Euronews adds that emergency services reported that decine di residenti, tra cui bambini, were pulled to safety from apartments in flames as the fire spread across several residential blocks.

The same report says the attack damaged a structure sanitaria and caused blackout in some areas of the capital and in other cities.

The Ukrainian energy minister called the raids a «attacco massiccio e combinato» that continued until the morning.

Euronews also links the timing to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to rinviare un incontro programmato con Vladimir Putin, saying Trump did not want it to become «una perdita di tempo».

Euronews also links the timing to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to rinviare un incontro programmato con Vladimir Putin, saying Trump did not want it to become «una perdita di tempo».

Ukrainian forces carried out a wave of strikes targeting Russian oil infrastructure, with CBS News describing attacks on Sunday that hit a key loading port in the Baltic Sea and two tankers Ukraine alleged were used to illegally transport Russian crude in violation of sanctions.

CBS News says a nighttime drone strike sparked a blaze at Russia’s largest oil exporting port on the Baltic Sea, the port of Primorsk, according to Russian regional Gov. Alexander Drozdenko.

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The report adds that Primorsk, operated by Russia’s state oil firm Transneft, is capable of handling hundreds of thousands of barrels per day, and that the port lies over 620 miles from Ukraine, between the Russian-Finnish border and Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg.

CBS News also reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces destroyed several military and other targets while inflicting significant damage on oil port infrastructure, writing in a Telegram post that "One more Russian carrier of Kalibr missiles is out of action. Major General Yevhen Khmara reported on the successful destruction of targets in the Primorsk port."

In a separate post earlier on Sunday, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces struck two more “shadow fleet” tankers near the entrance of the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, adding, "These tankers were actively used to transport oil. Now they won't," and that the operation was led by the chief of Ukraine’s general staff, Andrii Hnatov.

CBS News notes that Moscow did not immediately acknowledge Zelenskyy’s claims, while Kyiv’s officials argue that oil revenue directly funds Moscow’s full-scale invasion of the country, now in its fifth year.

The same CBS News report also places the strikes alongside other overnight impacts in Ukraine, including Russian drones that killed two people and wounded three in Odesa region, and Russian strikes that wounded six people in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where a passenger bus transporting 40 children was damaged but no one inside was injured.

Beyond conventional strikes, Al Jazeera reports that Ukrainian drone attacks targeted the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine and a Russian Baltic Sea port, as Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of killing civilians in overnight air raids.

“Russian drone and missile strikes in Ukraine have killed 10 people and injured at least 76 over the past day, Ukrainian officials say”

BBC

Al Jazeera says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that a drone targeted the external radiation control laboratory, a part of the plant located outside the nuclear power plant’s perimeter, on Sunday, and that it was not yet clear if there had been injuries.

Al Jazeera quotes agency chief Rafael Grossi saying, "IAEA team at the site has requested access to the lab," and adds that he reiterated that attacks near nuclear sites pose nuclear safety risks.

The same Al Jazeera report says earlier on Sunday Ukrainian forces launched an attack on the Russian Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, with Russian and Ukrainian authorities describing the results as not causing an oil spill but causing a fire in the town that was extinguished, according to Leningrad Governor Alexander Drozdenko.

Al Jazeera also ties the Primorsk strike to Zelenskyy’s Telegram claims that "The missile ship ‘Karakurt’ was hit, as well as a patrol boat and another tanker of the shadow oil fleet," and that "Significant damage was also done to the infrastructure of the oil loading port,".

Al Jazeera further reports that Zelenskyy said Ukraine struck two shadow fleet tankers in waters at the entrance of the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, quoting him on Telegram: "These tankers had been actively used to transport oil – not anymore," and that "Ukraine’s long-range capabilities will continue to be developed comprehensively – at sea, in the air, and on land."

On the Russian side, Al Jazeera reports Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said global oil prices may rise further if Ukraine continues to hit Russia’s oil infrastructure, and quotes him saying, "If additional volumes of our oil are dropped from the market, prices will rise further from current levels, which are already above $120 a barrel."

Casualty and strike figures varied across outlets, while both sides described large drone and missile exchanges.

Gazeta Express says Russian drone and missile attacks in Ukraine have killed 10 people and injured at least 76 others over the past day, citing Ukrainian officials and the BBC, and says officials in five regions reported casualties as Moscow continues to target Ukrainian cities with regular drone and missile attacks.

CBC

Gazeta Express also reports that the Ukrainian air force said 269 drones were shot down by Russia overnight, but 249 of them were shot down or jammed, and that it confirmed 19 direct drone strikes and one ballistic missile strike in 15 countries, as well as damage caused by debris falling from a drone.

The same report says Ukrainian officials said three people were killed in separate incidents in the Kherson region, while two died in each of the Odessa, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions and one in the Sumy region, while Russia’s military said Ukraine had shot down at least 334 drones, with the northwestern Leningrad region being heavily targeted.

CBS News, meanwhile, reports that Russia’s Defense Ministry said a total of 334 Ukrainian UAVs were downed overnight over Russia and occupied Crimea, and that Russia attacked Ukraine with 269 drones and ballistic missiles overnight into Sunday, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

CBS News adds that Ukrainian forces shot down and repelled 249 drones, while hits from ballistic missiles and 19 drones were recorded in 15 locations, the air force said in a Facebook update.

In a separate framing of the same broader campaign, the Moscow Times says Ukraine said Sunday it had hit several Russian ships—"a cruise missile carrier and three shadow fleet tankers"—as both sides fired hundreds of drones in a spree that killed at least eight people.

The Moscow Times also quotes Zelensky on social media saying, "Russia can end its war at any moment. Prolonging the war will only expand the scale of our defensive operations," and it describes Kyiv’s claim that three shadow tankers were struck, one at Primorsk and two off the southern Black Sea port of Novorossiisk.

Ukraine’s long-range campaign is also described as reaching deep into Russian territory, with The Kyiv Independent reporting that Ukrainian drones struck a Russian airfield nearly 1,700 kilometers away and damaged four fighter jets, citing Ukraine’s military confirmations.

“Ukrainian drones hit key Russian oil infrastructure on Sunday, including a key loading port in the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleged were used to illegally transport Russian crude oil, in violation of sanctions”

CBS News

The Kyiv Independent says the Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi confirmed on May 1 that Ukrainian drones struck four Russian fighter jets on April 25, including two Su-57s, an Su-34, and another aircraft whose model was not specified, at the Shagol airfield in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

CBS News

It adds that Ukraine’s General Staff reported earlier that two fighter jets—a Su-57 and an Su-34—were destroyed, while updated information from Unmanned Systems Forces indicates the damage was more extensive.

The Kyiv Independent says the damaged aircraft were located about 1,700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, and that Brovdi said, "Targeting Su-34 multi-role fighter-bombers and Su-57 fifth-generation fighters is critical to reducing the enemy’s strike capability," while also adding, "Every Su-34 (fighter jet) shot down means fewer airstrikes, more civilian lives saved, and less strain on air defense systems,".

RBC-Ukraine similarly frames the operation as aimed at reducing Russia’s strike capabilities, saying the targets were located approximately 1,700 kilometers from Ukraine’s state border and that the extent of damage is being clarified.

Looking at the financial and operational stakes, UNITED24 Media reports that Zelenskyy stated on May 1 that drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and infrastructure have cost Russia at least $7 billion since the beginning of the year, and it quotes Zelenskyy saying Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions” reached a new level across three components.

UNITED24 Media also says Zelenskyy credited coordinated efforts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and national intelligence agencies, and it reports that Kyiv intends to expand these operations, with Zelenskyy saying, "We will scale up the direction of our long-range systems,".

In parallel, NBC News describes Tuapse on Russia’s Black Sea coast facing cleanup and tourist-season impacts after Ukrainian drone attacks on the town’s oil refinery, quoting a resident Svetlana saying, "You can smell it anywhere in the town," and reporting that the huge blaze was finally extinguished Thursday, while another drone attack hit the town’s sea terminal Friday.

NBC News also reports that Putin said Kyiv’s attacks “against civilian infrastructure are becoming more frequent,” adding that the strikes on Tuapse “could potentially cause serious environmental consequences,” and it notes that Russia’s consumer safety watchdog warned locals to avoid being outdoors, keep windows closed, and rinse eyes, nose and throat.