Russia says it will keep attacking Kyiv as payback for Ukraine's attack on a student dorm

Russia said it will continue strikes on Kyiv in retaliation for what it called a Ukrainian drone attack on a student dormitory, according to the foreign ministry. Ukraine denied the claim, saying it targeted an elite Russian drone command unit in the Luhansk region.

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25 May 2026 at 11:03:17

Russia says it will keep attacking Kyiv as payback for Ukraine's attack on a student dorm

A drone view shows smoke rising from a damaged building after a Russian strike amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this screengrab from a handout video, May 24, 2026.

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Russia said on Monday it will continue strikes on Kyiv in response to what it described as a deliberate Ukrainian drone attack on a student dormitory, according to the state-run TASS news agency.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the attacks would continue as part of Moscow’s response.

Ukraine’s military denied responsibility for the Friday incident, saying instead that it had targeted an elite drone command unit in Starobilsk, located in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine.

-Reporting by Moscow; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Guy Faulconbridge