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Ukrainian Drones Kill 65 Cadets at Russian Training Camp

5/22/2026

Summary

Story summary

Ukrainian drones struck a Russian training camp in Snizhne on May 20, killing 65 cadets and an instructor.
Commander Robert Brovdi said the 2,484-sqm site housed drone assembly, explosives and a command post.
President Volodymyr Zelensky posted footage and said strikes hit an FSB headquarters and an air-defence system in Kherson, causing 100 casualties.
Russia’s defence ministry reported shooting down 121 Ukrainian drones during a nuclear-weapons exercise with about 64,000 troops.

History

Historical Context

In March 1999 NATO launched Operation Allied Force, an air campaign against Yugoslavia to halt ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, conducting about 38,000 combat missions without UN Security Council approval. The bombing set a precedent for high-profile aerial assaults on entrenched targets. Today Ukraine’s use of Shahed-type drones against a Russian training camp echoes that legacy, showing how remote strike tactics have become central to modern warfare.

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Story summary

Ukrainian drones struck a Russian training camp in Snizhne on May 20, killing 65 cadets and an instructor.
Commander Robert Brovdi said the 2,484-sqm site housed drone assembly, explosives and a command post.
President Volodymyr Zelensky posted footage and said strikes hit an FSB headquarters and an air-defence system in Kherson, causing 100 casualties.
Russia’s defence ministry reported shooting down 121 Ukrainian drones during a nuclear-weapons exercise with about 64,000 troops.

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