💥 Attack

A Russian attack on May 26 struck the terminal building of Zaporizhzhia International Airport, causing heavy damage. The strike occurred after an air raid alert and warning of potential Russian attack with Kh-59 cruise missiles.

Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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Kyiv Independent Ukrinform

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A Russian attack on May 26 hit the Zaporizhzhia International Airport, said Volodymyr Marchuk, an official at the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Lawmaker Musa Magomedov reported on the strike on May 26, publishing a picture capturing heavy damage dealt to the airport's terminal building

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Before the strike, an air raid alert went off in the oblast, along with the warning of a potential Russian attack with Kh-59 cruise missiles

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Explosions were reported shortly after the warning

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

In the Orikhiv sector, the occupiers carried out four assaults, including one near Staromaiorske, one near Robotyne and two near Novoandriivka. They were unsuccessful.

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Extracted: 2026-03-25T09:11:12.007Z

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