Russia and Ukraine Exchange Strikes After Ceasefire Ends
Ukrainian officials reported at least one person killed and six injured as Russian drones struck a kindergarten and other civilian sites overnight. The strikes followed the end of a US-led truce observed from May 9 to 11. Ukraine responded with attacks on a Russian oil refinery and distant gas facilities.
Al JazeeraRussia launched 216 drones at Ukraine overnight on May 11-12 2026, just hours after a three-day ceasefire expired, Ukrainian officials said. The strikes hit a kindergarten and other civilian infrastructure, killing at least one person and injuring at least six. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X: 'We proposed Moscow to extend the partial ceasefire beyond May 11.
About 192 of the 216 drones were downed or neutralized, according to Ukraine’s air force. The ceasefire had covered May 9 to May 11 2026 to commemorate the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany. It formed part of a US-led push for peace.
President Trump said on May 9 2026 that he hoped the truce would be extended. Russian attacks killed at least six in Ukraine, Zelensky said. In response, Ukraine attacked the Russian city of Orenburg, which is about 745 miles from Ukraine’s border, the Kyiv Independent reported.
6 million tons of crude oil production annually. The strikes came as both sides’ fragile three-day ceasefire came to a sudden end.
Emergency workers responded to fires caused by the drone attacks around Kyiv and in Dnipro in eastern Ukraine. A woman and a 2-year-old girl were evacuated from the city of Druzhkivka amid the overnight strikes.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
5 events- 2026-05-09
President Trump said he hoped the truce would be extended
1 sourcefacts - 2026-05-09 to 2026-05-11
Three-day ceasefire observed to mark Soviet victory anniversary as part of US-led peace push
3 sourcesfacts 7,8,9 - 2026-05-11
Ceasefire expires; Ukraine proposes extension
2 sourcesfacts 7,10 - 2026-05-11-12 overnight
Russia launches 216 drones; strikes hit kindergarten, kill at least one, injure at least six
4 sourcesfacts 1,3,4,5 - 2026-05-12
Ukraine strikes Orenburg, Orsknefteorgsintez refinery, and distant Russian gas facilities in retaliation
3 sourcesfacts 13,14,18
Potential Impact
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Civilian casualties and strikes on a kindergarten are likely to harden Ukrainian negotiating position
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Immediate resumption of large-scale drone warfare after brief truce reduces prospects for near-term extension of peace efforts
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Damage to Orsknefteorgsintez, one of Russia's largest regional refineries, may disrupt 6.6 million tons of annual crude processing
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