💥 Attack

Russia launched a major ballistic missile and drone strike against Dnipro on the night of May 18, targeting the Yuzhmash missile factory.

Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Meduza Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

Russian strike hit Dnipro with ballistic missiles and drones, damaging Yuzhmash.

Ukrainian Air Command → Source tone: certain

Sho down 503 of 524 Shaheds, zero of 14 ballistic missiles, and 4 of 8 Iskander-K cruise missiles nationwide.

Russian strikes significantly damaged civilian infrastructure in Dnipro City and struck a Chinese-owned ship in Odesa port.

Meduza → Source tone: certain

Russian forces struck Dnipro with missiles overnight on May 18, damaging apartment buildings, private homes, a religious institution, a university, and an industrial facility.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian forces carried out a missile strike on Dnipro overnight on May 18.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Some consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv oblasts remain temporarily without electricity as of the morning of 18 May as a result of hostilities and Russian strikes on energy facilities.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched a combined drone and missile attack on Dnipro overnight on May 18, injuring at least 18 people including two children.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian missiles and drones struck Dnipro starting at 2:32 a.m., causing fires in a residential high-rise and a pyrotechnic warehouse, with subsequent strikes hitting a residential area.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.961Z

Source story: day-1548b-2026-05-24