{"id":2603684,"date":"2026-05-17T11:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-drone-strikes-kill-four-in-russia-zelensky-says-attack-entirely-justified\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T11:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:03:53","slug":"ukrainian-drone-strikes-kill-four-in-russia-zelensky-says-attack-entirely-justified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-drone-strikes-kill-four-in-russia-zelensky-says-attack-entirely-justified\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian drone strikes kill four in Russia; Zelensky says attack &#8216;entirely justified&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukrainian-drone-strikes-kill-four-in-russia-zelensky-says-attack-entirely-justified%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2603684&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian long-range <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-biden-to-announce-plan-to-pull-all-us-troops-from-afghanistan-by-september-11\/\" title=\"President Biden To Announce Plan To Pull All US Troops From Afghanistan By September 11\">drone strikes<\/a> hit the Moscow area on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 12 others. Moscow-area sources said the drones also released debris onto Sheremetyevo International Airport. Reported victims included a woman in Khimki, two men in the Pogorelki village, and another man whose truck was struck in the Belgorod region.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks followed earlier Russian multi-day missile and drone strikes on Ukraine,coming shortly after a three-day ceasefire and prisoner exchange brokered by president Donald Trump. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes were a response to Russia\u2019s continued attacks and claimed Ukraine had been hit by large-scale Russian attacks earlier in the week, including thousands of drones, bombs, and missiles. He argued that boosting Ukraine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-strikes-back-at-syria-after-missile-defense-shield-fails\/\" title=\"Israel ... Back At Syria After Missile Defense Shield Fails\">air defenses<\/a> is essential to protect civilians and called for continued support through NATO-related initiatives such as the prioritized Ukraine Requirements List.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed fighting intensified after the ceasefire ended on May 12, when Russia launched about 200 attack drones at Ukraine. Simultaneously occurring, Trump also posted comments linking the Russian celebration of Victory day with Ukraine\u2019s World War II history.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>A large barrage of Ukrainian <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/airstrikes\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1627\">airstrikes<\/a> killed at least four people in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"80\">Russia<\/a>, Moscow-area authorities said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv\u2019s drone strike bombardment follows Russia\u2019s multiday missile and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-explosions-heard-as-air-raid-sirens-sound-off-in-israel-near-nuclear-reactor\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Explosions Heard As Air Raid Sirens Sound Off In Israel Near Nuclear Reactor\">drone attack<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"82\">Ukraine<\/a> earlier this week, which came just days after a three-day ceasefire and prisoner exchange brokered by President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4571783\/drone-strike-uae-nuclear-plant-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Drone strike starts fire outside UAE nuclear plant as Iran war ceasefire tested<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4571273\/bishop-barron-freedom-religion-us-rededicate-250\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bishop Barron contemplates \u2018paradox\u2019 of \u2018free exercise of religion\u2019 in US ahead of Rededicate 250<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4571609\/london-police-arrest-dozen-right-wing-pro-palestine-protest\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>London police arrest dozens during right-wing and pro-Palestinian protests<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The Ukrainian drone strikes on the Moscow area killed four people, wounded 12 others, and launched debris onto Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. The drone strikes killed a woman in her house in Khimki, two men in the Pogorelki village, and one man in a truck in the Belgorod region, the outlet said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ukrainian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"891\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> said the Ukrainian attacks were in response to Russia\u2019s attacks this week.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur responses to Russia\u2019s prolongation of the war and its attacks on our cities and communities are entirely justified,\u201d Zelensky wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2055941220484927934?s=20\">on X<\/a>. \u201cThis time, Ukrainian long-range sanctions reached the Moscow region, and we are clearly telling the Russians: their state must end its war. Ukrainian drone and missile manufacturers continue their work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky said on Sunday morning that the Russians had launched 3,170 drones, 1,300 bombs, and over 70 missiles at Ukraine, killing 52 people and injuring 346 others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur people need more protection, and everything that supports Ukraine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >air defense ultimately helps save lives<\/a>,\u201d Zelensky said, making a pitch for the renewed importance of NATO\u2019s PURL, or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/3852829\/hegseth-nato-war-department-ready-to-impose-costs-on-russia\/\">Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List<\/a>, and other initiatives to help provide defense systems for the country.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4561150\/trump-announces-three-day-ceasefire-between-russia-and-ukraine\/\">announced a three-day ceasefire<\/a> between Russia and Ukraine on May 8.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4571695\/trump-russia-oil-sanctions-waiver-expire\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4571695\">TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LETS RUSSIAN SEABORNE OIL SANCTIONS WAIVER EXPIRE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Celebration in Russia is for Victory Day but, likewise, in Ukraine, because they were also a big part and factor of World War II,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>The temporary break in tensions ended forcefully on May 12 after Russia fired <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4564133\/russia-ends-ceasefire-launching-200-attack-drones-at-ukraine\/\">200 attack drones<\/a> on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia killed at least four, authorities said, following a brief Trump-brokered ceasefire and amid renewed attacks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2603685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26104392160765.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42101,4280,79099,79819,8630],"class_list":["post-2603684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-missile-attacks","tag-russia","tag-ukraine-russia-war","tag-ukrainian-drone-strikes","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26104392160765.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603684"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603688,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603684\/revisions\/2603688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}