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Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile assault on Ukraine on Sunday night, killing at least five civilians and striking energy infrastructure in seven regions, while Ukrainian forces simultaneously carried out a retaliatory attack involving more than 300 drones targeting Moscow and other Russian cities.
Ukrainian air defences intercepted 79 of 88 Russian drones launched in the overnight attack, according to Ukraine’s defence ministry cited by Pravda. However, one Iskander-M ballistic missile and several drones struck civilian areas, killing two people in Zaporizhzhia, including a 13-year-old boy, his father and grandmother, and injuring seven others. In Sumy region, a woman and two children were killed when a Russian drone hit a residential building, local authorities reported Die Presse.
The strikes caused widespread power outages across seven Ukrainian regions, with Donetsk and Kherson oblasts among the hardest hit, leaving thousands without electricity as temperatures soared Pravda. In a separate incident, a Russian drone struck a Panama-flagged cargo ship, the *VICTRESS*, in the Black Sea, killing an Egyptian cook and forcing eight crew members—including Turkish and Indian nationals—to abandon ship. The vessel sustained severe fire damage and became unseaworthy Pravda.
In retaliation, Ukraine launched over 300 drones targeting Moscow and other Russian cities, forcing the temporary closure of all four airports in the capital and disrupting air traffic The Guardian. Russian authorities reported intercepting 59 drones near Moscow, while Ukrainian forces also struck a semiconductor plant in Russia and a satellite communications centre in the Moscow region, according to Meduza Meduza.
The escalation comes as Ukraine intensifies its campaign against Russian-occupied Crimea, targeting rail, road and energy infrastructure with long-range drones capable of striking up to 3,000 km away, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrinform. Meanwhile, Russia has closed the Crimean bridge to automobile traffic and halted fuel sales on the peninsula amid ongoing Ukrainian attacks Handelsblatt.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned the attack on the Turkish vessel, noting it occurred just days after Turkey’s foreign minister visited Moscow, stating that “Russia’s words cannot be trusted” Pravda. The latest violence follows 205 clashes along the front line, with the fiercest fighting concentrated in two sectors, according to Ukraine’s General Staff Ukrinform.
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baltic times · about 2 hours ago
Fourteen injured in Russian attacks on Sumy Oblast Fourteen people, including a child, were injured in Russian attacks across several communities in Sumy Oblast.
ukrpravda · about 2 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 2 hours ago
Two injured in Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; houses ablaze Two people have been injured, infrastructure has been damaged and residential buildings have caught fire as a result of Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
ukrpravda · about 2 hours ago
Russian strike on house in Sumy Oblast kills teenager and two adults, injures three A teenage boy, his father and grandmother were killed, while the boys mother and two of his siblings were injured in a Russian drone strike on a house in Sumy Oblast.
ukrpravda · about 2 hours ago
Ukrainian defenders repel 246 Russian attacks in one day, most on Huliaipole front A total of 246 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting 30 attacks on the Huliaipole front, 24 on the Lyman front and 21 on the Pokrovsk front.
ukrpravda · about 2 hours ago
Russia attacks Ukraine with Iskander-M missile and 88 drones, air defences intercept 79 UAVs Ukraines air defences intercepted 79 out of 88 Russian drones, but one ballistic missile and several UAVs reached their targets.
ukrpravda · about 2 hours ago
Russians hit Bilopillia with missiles: educational institutions damaged, people injured People have been injured and educational institutions damaged as a result of a Russian missile strike on the town of Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast on the afternoon of 22 June.
ukrpravda · about 2 hours ago
95 of drones purchased for Ukraine are domestically produced Ukraines Ministry of Defence has stated that 95 of the drones purchased for the defence forces are produced in Ukraine.
ukrpravda · about 2 hours ago
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handelsblatt · about 2 hours ago
Crimea Bans Childrens Summer Camps After Major Ukrainian Attack The annexed peninsula is grappling with intensifying Ukrainian air assaults, power outages and acute fuel shortages.
themoscowtimes · about 2 hours ago
How Ukraine is orchestrating a logistical squeeze on Russian-occupied Crimea Using a new generation of drones, Kyiv is waging a methodical campaign targeting the road, rail and energy infrastructure of the peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014. Russia is scrambling to adapt its defenses.
le monde · about 2 hours ago
🔴 BREAKINGUkraine launches massive drone attack on Moscow and RussiaUkraine launched a large-scale drone assault with over 300 drones targeting Moscow and other Russian cities. The attack forced the temporary suspension of operations at Moscow airports. President Zelenskyy vowed to continue striking back daily...📰 #Russia #Geopolitics #GeoWire
mastodon bot · about 2 hours ago
#Kostyantynivka #Kramatorsk_District #Donbas #Ukraine BBC News - Russian troop build-up threatens city seen as key to seizing Ukraines Donbas.
mastodon bot · about 2 hours ago
Ukraines General Staff confirms Air Force strikes on a Voronezh plant producing electronics for Russian Iskander and Kh-101 missiles. High-precision air-launched cruise missiles hit the facility, which manufactures transistor assemblies, semiconductor arrays for Iskander-K 9M727 missiles and components for Pantsir-S1 systems. #Ukraine
mastodon bot · about 2 hours ago
Russia launched an assault on Ukraine utilizing Iskander-M missiles and 88 drones, with air defenses successfully intercepting 79 UAVs.Ukrainian air defenses intercept 79 of the 88 Russian drones; however, in another day of war crimes by fascist ruSSians one ballistic missile and several UAVs hit Ukraine. Every war crime by Putins criminal forces must be punished. #news #eu
mastodon bot · about 2 hours ago
Russia attacked Turkish vessel after high-level visit to Moscow and cannot be trusted – Ukrainian minister Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has drawn attention to the fact that Russia struck a Turkish dry cargo vessel right after Türkiyes foreign minister visited Russia and stressed that Russias words cannot be trusted.
ukrpravda · about 2 hours ago
Russians attack energy infrastructure in seven regions, with Donetsk and Kherson oblasts hardest hit New power outages have been reported in seven regions of Ukraine as of the morning of 22 June following a large-scale Russian attack.
ukrpravda · about 2 hours ago
Moscow mayor claims that more than 80 drones attacked Moscow Russian authorities have claimed that air defences repelled another drone attack on Moscow over the past 24 hours, involving up to 100 UAVs.
ukrpravda · about 2 hours ago
Two killed and seven injured, including child, in Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia – photos A Russian drone strike on Zaporizhzhia sparked a house fire, killing one woman and injuring three people.
ukrpravda · about 2 hours ago
Moscow Airports Temporarily Suspend Flights Amid Latest Drone Assault The overnight strikes come just days after the Russian capital faced its largest air raid since the start of the war.
themoscowtimes · about 2 hours ago
Report: Ukraine strikes semiconductor plant in Russia #Meduza #Russia #Ukraine
mastodon bot · about 2 hours ago
⚡️ Russia attacks foreign cargo ships in Black Sea, killing Egyptian sailor. The Turkish-owned, Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Victress was the worst hit, with Russian drones sparking a large fire on the bridge and killing a 58-year-old Egyptian cook on board.
bluesky bot · about 2 hours ago