Overview
- Ukrainian forces reported hundreds of daily engagements on multiple fronts with the Pokrovsk direction the most contested, and commanders recorded 256–317 clashes in recent 24‑hour summaries.
- The Kremlin launched a mass long‑range raid that used roughly 600 drones and 90 missiles in the night attack on 24 May, causing civilian deaths, injuries and widespread damage in Kyiv.
- Ukraine's General Staff confirmed counter‑strikes into Russian territory and occupied areas, reporting a fire at the Tuapsinsky oil refinery and strikes on command and logistics sites.
- President Zelensky sent an urgent letter to the US president and Congress asking for additional Patriot batteries and PAC‑2/PAC‑3 interceptors, and US lawmakers visiting Kyiv pledged to press for more air‑defence support.
- Western partners signalled continued political backing—G7 ambassadors staying in Kyiv and EU ministers discussing tougher sanctions—while intelligence tallies of Russian casualties remain divergent and civilian harm in regions such as Dnipropetrovsk is rising.