What happened on the night of May 26. The main thing

Strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Leningrad region. The American leader Donald Trump announced his position on the destruction of Iranian enriched uranium. Explosions have occurred in Iran. Massive strikes by the Israeli Air Force were reported in Lebanon. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the situation in Ukraine. Read more in the Izvestia article.

Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian territory

The air targets were intercepted on approach to the borders of the Leningrad region. This was announced on May 26 by the governor of the region, Alexander Drozdenko, in the Maks messenger.

"The targets were hit on approach to the borders of the region," he said.

Destruction of Iranian enriched uranium

On May 25, Trump announced that he was in favor of destroying Iranian enriched uranium in the United States or another country.

"The enriched uranium (nuclear dust) will either be immediately transferred to the United States for destruction in the United States, or, in coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran, destroyed on site or in another acceptable location," Trump wrote on his Truth Social network.

Bombings in Iran

Explosions have occurred in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas and coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on May 25.

"Explosions were heard in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas and coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz, <...> the cause is unknown," the publication says.

Israeli Air Force strikes on 47 settlements in Lebanon

The Israeli Air Force attacked 47 settlements in southern and eastern Lebanon. This was announced on Monday, May 25, by a Lebanese military field source. It was clarified that individual settlements were attacked by several series of strikes during the day. For example, Israeli planes carried out up to 10 bombing attacks on the village of Zautar al-Shakiya, the city of Nabatiya was bombed seven times, and the settlement of Mashgara in the western part of the Bekaa Valley was bombed six times.

Lavrov and Rubio discussed the situation in Ukraine

Lavrov and Rubio exchanged views on the conflict in Ukraine during a telephone conversation. This was announced on May 25 by the press service of the US State Department. In addition, the topic of conversation was bilateral relations and the situation around Iran. Lavrov also reminded the American side of the agreements reached at the highest level in Anchorage regarding the Ukrainian conflict.