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Ukrainian Drones Shut 13 Russian Airports, Hit Yaroslavl Refinery

5/11/2026

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Ukrainian Drones Disrupt

Ukrainian drones forced the temporary shutdown of 13 southern Russian airports, disrupting travel for Victory Day celebrations.
Ukraine said a long-range drone strike hit an oil refinery in Yaroslavl, calling it sanctions-style attack on Russian war funding.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called the Victory Day ceasefire a parade pause while civilians die.
Russia’s transport ministry closed 13 airports after a Ukrainian drone hit Navigation building, no casualties.

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Trump Announces Ceasefire

Both Kyiv and Moscow accused each other of violating the three-day cease-fire, deepening mistrust across the front.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the cease-fire, now in its second day on May 10.
Zelensky reported Russian shelling killed one civilian in Zaporizhzhia and wounded dozens elsewhere.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Moscow for stalled peace talks.

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Historical Context

On 13 May 1999 NATO aircraft bombed Kosovo’s Koriša, killing up to 87 civilians and prompting Russia to call for a UN Security Council meeting against the intervention. The NATO air campaign, later estimated to have caused hundreds of civilian deaths, showed how aerial strikes can force political concessions but also inflict civilian harm. Ukraine’s May 9 drone attacks on Russian airports echo that same air-power pressure.

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Ukrainian Drones Disrupt

Ukrainian drones forced the temporary shutdown of 13 southern Russian airports, disrupting travel for Victory Day celebrations.
Ukraine said a long-range drone strike hit an oil refinery in Yaroslavl, calling it sanctions-style attack on Russian war funding.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called the Victory Day ceasefire a parade pause while civilians die.
Russia’s transport ministry closed 13 airports after a Ukrainian drone hit Navigation building, no casualties.

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