Zelenskyy says intelligence indicates Russia could use hypersonic missile
Ukraine is trying to confirm intelligence from the United States and others that Russia is preparing to use a hypersonic ballistic missile system, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.
“Our intelligence services, including American and European partners, have reported receiving data that Russia is preparing an attack with the Oreshnik missile. We are confirming this information,” Zelenskyy said in a post on channel X. he said.
Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images, FILE – PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to attend the 8th European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan on May 4, 2026.
“We are preparing our air defenses as much as possible and will respond to any Russian attack in full fairness,” he added.
Moscow says Ukraine launched hundreds of drones in deadly attack targeting Russia
The US Embassy in Kiev issued a security alert on Saturday, warning of a “potentially significant” airstrike on Ukraine within the next 24 hours.
“The Embassy, as always, advises U.S. citizens to be prepared to seek shelter immediately in the event of a weather alert,” the embassy said in a statement. he said.
Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP – PHOTO: In this photo provided by Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters extinguish a fire at a place of worship of a local Protestant community following a Russian airstrike in Balakliia, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, May 23, 2026.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said several people were killed and dozens injured in a drone attack on a university dormitory in Starobilsk in Ukraine’s Luhansk People’s Republic.
Russia’s president said he has asked for proposals from his military to respond to Ukrainian drone attacks in Starobilsk.
Diego Fedele/Getty Images – PHOTO: Members of the Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment assemble a drone while awaiting a combat mission in Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 22, 2026.
In his speech to military graduates on Friday, Putin said, “It is impossible to limit ourselves only to the statements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Therefore, the Russian Ministry of Defense was instructed to submit its recommendations.” he said.
The Ukrainian military rejected accusations that Russia was attacking the homeland, saying on social media that it had hit one of the headquarters of a Russian military drone unit called “Rubicon”.
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In a Facebook post, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine describes “Rubicon” as a drone unit that regularly targets Ukrainian civilians and accuses Russian media of spreading “manipulative information”; He adds that Kiev only targeted military infrastructure and complied with international humanitarian law.
