Series of Drone and Missile Strikes Across Russia and Ukraine in June
Multiple drone and missile attacks were reported by both sides in early June, with Russia and Ukraine each claiming significant interceptions and casualties.
Ukraine launched a massive overnight drone and missile strike against targets across Russia on 10 June, and Russian forces shot down drones over 19 regions and occupied Crimea, according to Meduza. The same report said air alerts were declared across all six regions of the Ural Federal District and, for the first time since the war began, in the Omsk region.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its anti‑aircraft units intercepted and destroyed 339 Ukrainian drones over a 13‑hour period on 7 June across 13 Russian regions, including Moscow, between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. (0400‑1700 GMT), as reported by Al‑Arabiya. An unofficial count showed that 14 drones were downed throughout the day in Moscow, and four flight‑suspension orders were issued at different times for the Black Sea region, also according to Al‑Arabiya.
Russia launched 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight on 2 June, and at least nine people were killed and dozens were wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine on that day, Al‑Jazeera reported.
In May, Russia fired a record 8,150 long‑range drones at Ukraine, according to the Bangkok Post. Multiple waves of Russian Shahed UAVs were active across Ukraine, moving from Sumy toward Poltava and Chernihiv, from the Black Sea toward Ochakiv in Mykolaiv Oblast, toward Zaporizhzhia, and in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region toward Shakhtarsk, as reported by Bluesky. Russia launched 70 missiles and 611 drones, mainly targeting Kyiv; Ukrainian air‑defence units downed 50 missiles and 582 drones, Hindu reported. Russia's missile and drone attacks on Ukraine killed at least 22 people, Hindustan Times reported, and Russia downed 660 Ukrainian drones in one night, Indian Express reported.
Ukraine launched a massive drone attack against Russia, Fox News reported. Ukraine also struck the Saky air base in occupied Crimea, damaging or destroying at least seven military aircraft, according to the Kyiv Independent.
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