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Multiple waves of missiles and drone strikes targeted Kiev and other parts of Ukraine over the night of June 5 and 6, in what was described as one of Russia’s largest attacks against the country since the start of the special military operation.
Blasts were reported across several districts of Kiev and its suburbs. Surveillance footage from a CCTV camera somewhere in the Ukrainian capital appeared to show the moment a United States-supplied MIM-104 Patriot air defense system attempted to engage an incoming missile, most likely an Iskander-M, with four interceptors before apparently being hit.
The capital’s Mayor Vitaly Klitschko later claimed that at least four people were killed and 20 wounded as a result of the strikes.
Strikes were also reported in the western regions of Ternopol, Lviv, and Volyn, as well as in the central region of Kremenchug, and elsewhere across Ukraine.
Videos from Ternopol showed multiple large fires, with reports suggesting that at least two factories, including one that opened recently, were struck.
Other footage from the city of Lutsk in Volyn showed at least four cruise missiles, reportedly Kh-101s, dropping flares before impacting their targets in an industrial zone. The Mayor Ihor Polishchuk claimed that five people were wounded, without clarifying what was hit.
The Russian military regularly carries out drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian military infrastructure. The overnight attack was, however, one of the largest in recent months.
Earlier this week, a sabotage attack with drones claimed by the Ukrainian intelligence targeted multiple bases in Russia hosting nuclear-capable strategic bombers. Kiev also targeted several civilian sites within Russia in acts of railway sabotage over the weekend, killing at least seven people and injuring over 120.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in a phone call on June 4 that Moscow “will have to respond” to the attack on the country’s nuclear deterrent.
It is still unclear whether the overnight attack was the response promised by Putin or if further Russian strikes can be expected in the coming days.
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it would be better to watch how tu 22m armed with kh22/32 and su 34 armed with brahmos air to ground smash some decision centers and bridges in kiev
even better to see a “satan” strike the source to the attack on europe in washington. but they probably do not work, based on the fraud einstein, napalm in japan, germans phatological hate for ussr, and trick movies. but its not to late to get positively surprised !
oh, and i forget the occupation of japan, with extensive censor ! its so many things to remember, when you shall describe satans doing in the world 😂
it should be no bridge left on deniper river. putin strategy sucks.
general armagedon would have destroyed all decision, administrative and comercial centers, banks, tv centers, hotels, sbu& gru buildings..etc..using tu 22m and kh 22, later he would destroy some bridge in kiev using kh 32, brahmos, kh 101m
damn that last part of the incoming trajectory of those khinzal missiles looks insane. first there is nothing, and one blink of an eye later there is the impact and smoke trail.
this is not the big one, still to come. remember it was an sttack on russia’s nuclear deterrent. russia is still analyzing data and gathering proof to see which other countries were involved and then a retort.
i can tell them 😂
pisdet ist die richtige bemerkung. banderaland wird abgebrannt
the western satanists lost this war. they need to let it go. intelligent generals cut their losses in advance. nazi scum double down on losing.
thank you for using the word “satanists”. but, from a extensive understanding of history, this is the same as “christians”. this is not over yet. a genocide are ongoing in this moment.
hush pajeet
this is not the russia we knew in soviet times and late 90 after break up and resort back to russia.putin is failed commander.russia has became joke under his trump and erdogan guided leadership.
usa/nato give wepons to ukraine to attack russia and then call putin to know what is his next move and let their proxy get ready.
not near as impressive as those cheap ass drones taking out russia’s most expensive planes.
just think of the cost difference of kiev drones and russia bombers.
that was an impressive attack.
peanuts compared to the billions the us has poured into ukraine, just to loose all those minerals anyway. but the bombers can be replaced with all that mineral wealth russia now holds
“actions – like the spider web folly – have consequences.” morton blackwell
the russians fight with a steppe strategy, but it wouldn’t hurt them to use western weapons in a western way from time to time. those bridges over the dneiper are long over due for being taken out.