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Russia launched approximately 790 missiles and drones at Kyiv on May 24, 2026 — the largest single retaliatory barrage since the full-scale invasion — after accusing Ukraine of striking a student dormitory in Russian-occupied Starobilsk that killed at least 18 people. Ukraine says the Starobilsk target was a headquarters of the elite Rubicon drone warfare unit, while the UN has been unable to independently verify either claim because it has no access to occupied territory, raising unresolved questions about accountability on both sides.