On the night of Wednesday, May 14 to Thursday, May 15, 2025, Russia launched a massive drone attack on Ukraine. Ukrainian forces intercepted 62 attack drones, but 29 still managed to hit their targets. Civilian infrastructure in five regions was affected by the attacks.
The attacks involved 110 Shahed UAVs and decoy drones. Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts came under attack.
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin stated his readiness for direct talks with Kyiv in Istanbul on Thursday, May 15. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan confirmed his readiness to host negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.