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.
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A Russian attack on May 26 hit the Zaporizhzhia International Airport, said Volodymyr Marchuk, an official at the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration
Lawmaker Musa Magomedov reported on the strike on May 26, publishing a picture capturing heavy damage dealt to the airport's terminal building
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
Explosions were reported shortly after the warning
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Extracted: 2026-03-25T09:11:12.007Z
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