Moscow fired ballistic missiles and attack drones at the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv overnight, killing at least four people after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation for a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian airbases.
Russia carried out a barrage of drone and missile strikes across Ukraine overnight on Friday, June 6th, targeting not only the capital but western regions like Lviv and Volyn, which border EU and NATO member Poland.
At least four people were killed and 20 wounded in the capital, mayor Vitali Klitschko said on social media.
Putin had earlier this week told U.S. President Donald Trump that he would retaliate to a Ukrainian drone attack that damaged nuclear-capable military planes at Russian air bases, including thousands of kilometres behind the front lines in Siberia.
The operation, allegedly 18 months in the planning, saw Kyiv smuggle more than 100 small drones into Russia, disguised in a false roof of wood cabins, park them near Russian air bases and then unleash them in a coordinated attack.
