US EditionUkraine says Russia launched 479 drones in the war’s biggest overnight drone bombardment
- On June 9, 2025, Russia launched 479 Shahed-type attack drones and 20 missiles across central and western Ukraine in the war's biggest overnight drone bombardment.
- Russia conducted the attack overnight to exploit the difficulty of detecting drones in darkness and has consistently targeted Ukrainian civilian areas with Shahed drones for over three years.
- Ukraine's air force intercepted 277 drones and 19 missiles during an extensive overnight attack, additionally disrupting 187 targets through electronic warfare, while issuing warnings of aerial threats across Kyiv and various western regions.
- An official Ukrainian Air Force statement reported neutralizing 479 incoming targets with only about 10 drones or missiles hitting their marks, while one person was injured in Rivne near the Belarus border during the barrage.
- The attack underscores Ukraine's ongoing struggle to strengthen its air defenses amid heavy Russian strikes, with President Zelensky urging vigilance and awaiting Western responses to defense system requests.
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The Real Reason Putin Won’t Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin is unlikely to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, primarily due to constraints from allies like China; Russia will instead rely on mass conventional missile and drone strikes, making Ukrainian air defense a vital containment strategy.
Kyiv in particular was targeted by the drone strikes, which President Zelensky said were among the largest attacks on the capital since the war began.
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The US SunNight of hell for Ukraine as Putin launches 315 drones sparking inferno in Kyiv
VLADIMIR Putin has killed at least two people in a terrifying drone blitz which tore through a Ukrainian maternity ward. Russia directly attacked Kyiv with 315 drones and missiles and demolished large parts of the southern port of Odesa overnight. East2WestA huge inferno ripped through Kyiv overnight in the latest Russian drone attack[/caption] ReutersAn explosion lights up the sky over the capital[/caption] APA Russian drone strike on Kyiv left…
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