Ukraine hits Russia’s distant gas facilities after Moscow’s attacks kill 6

Ukraine attacked gas facilities in Russia's Orenburg region, located over 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, according to President Zelenskyy. The strike was framed as retaliation for Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine that killed six people in Dnipropetrovsk region. Orenburg's governor Evgeny Solntsev claimed nine Ukrainian drones were repelled, with fragments damaging a residential building, school, and kindergarten without injuries reported.

The attacks occurred as a three-day ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump ended. The pause coincided with Russia's Victory Day celebrations. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated Kyiv offered to extend the ceasefire, but Moscow refused.

Russia launched over 200 drones against Ukraine, damaging energy facilities, apartment buildings, a kindergarten, and a civilian train across six regions. On Tuesday, Russia tested a new nuclear-capable intercontinental missile. President Putin claimed it was the world's most powerful nuclear missile, capable of traveling over 35,000 kilometers and penetrating all existing and future anti-missile defense systems.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated progress in talks with the US and Ukraine suggested the conflict's completion was approaching. Zelenskyy disagreed, warning Ukraine was preparing for further attacks and that Russia showed no intention of ending the war. US President Trump told reporters the war's end was getting very close. The Kyiv Independent reported Washington was negotiating another temporary ceasefire with potential sanctions relief for Russia, though Ukrainian officials expressed concern about the absence of security guarantees.