US Firms in Ukraine Fear Russian Strikes Are Deliberate

On 13 May 2026, Russia launched more than 800 drones at Ukraine in a daytime assault that killed six people, according to Reuters and the Guardian. Reuters said the attack on western Ukraine hit near NATO's border. The BBC said the deadly drone attacks resumed after a ceasefire expired. Kyiv Post also cited a 753-drone attack that hit Ukrainian railways, and Deutsche Welle wrote that Russian strikes put Ukraine's nuclear plants at risk.

Ukraine struck Russian territory as well. Kyiv Post cited a 286-drone overnight barrage that targeted several Russian fuel and gas sites, and Reuters looked at which Russian energy sites had been hit. TASS said Russian air defenses destroyed 66 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions within seven hours. Kyiv Post also wrote that US firms in Ukraine fear the Russian strikes are deliberate.