Saturday

May 24, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Fifteen civilians are injured in a nighttime Russian drone and missile attack. (The Guardian)

Odesa strikes

Russia fires two ballistic missiles at the seaport in Odesa, Ukraine, for the second time in 24 hours, killing two people and injuring seven others. (The Kyiv Independent) (Kyiv Post)

Gaza war

Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip

At least 79 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, including nine of a doctor's ten children. (AP)

Naxalite–Maoist insurgency

Police in Jharkand, India, confirm the deaths of two top Naxal-Maoist militants in an operation in Latehar amid intensified efforts by the Indian government to end the decades-long Naxal insurgency in the country. (Times of India)

Disasters and accidents

Three of the four people on board are killed after a Bell 212 police helicopter crashes and gets engulfed in flames in Nong Kok village, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand. (Bangkok Post)