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Russia Fires Dozens of Drones at Ukraine, Hitting a Kindergarten

HeadlineMay 07, 2026

Russia fired dozens of drones at Ukraine overnight, disregarding a ceasefire announced by Kyiv that took effect at midnight. A Russian drone strike hit a kindergarten in Ukraine’s Sumy region, killing at least one person and injuring two others, Ukrainian officials said. Russian strikes also killed six people in Kramatorsk and 12 in Zaporizhzhia. Russia has threatened a “massive missile strike” on Kyiv if Ukraine takes any action to disrupt its Victory Day commemorations on May 9.

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