{"id":2443637,"date":"2025-06-06T04:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-launches-airstrike-on-ukraine-with-over-400-drones-and-more-than-40-missiles-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T04:38:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:38:52","slug":"russia-launches-airstrike-on-ukraine-with-over-400-drones-and-more-than-40-missiles-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-launches-airstrike-on-ukraine-with-over-400-drones-and-more-than-40-missiles-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia launches airstrike on Ukraine with \u2018over 400 drones and more than 40 missiles\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-launches-airstrike-on-ukraine-with-over-400-drones-and-more-than-40-missiles-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2443637&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Russia has launched a critically important wave of airstrikes on Ukraine, utilizing over 400 drones and more than 40 missiles, as reported on June 6, 2025. Major cities, including the capital Kyiv, were targeted, resulting in at least four deaths and around 20 injuries, though reports on casualties vary. Among the deceased were three rescue workers from Ukraine&#8217;s State Emergency Service who were responding to the crisis. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the attacks and indicated that various regions across the country, including Volyn, Lviv, and Ternopil, were affected. He acknowledged that while some missiles and drones were intercepted, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-strikes-back-at-syria-after-missile-defense-shield-fails\/\" title=\"Israel ... Back At Syria After Missile ... Shield Fails\">air defense systems<\/a> in place struggled to defend against the overwhelming assault. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko described extensive damage and ongoing fires in the city, emphasizing that emergency rescue operations are in progress.This escalation follows a vow by Russian President Vladimir Putin to retaliate against Ukraine for a prior triumphant operation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Russia launches airstrike on Ukraine with &lsquo;over 400 drones and more than 40 missiles&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2140605\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a> launched a wave of attacks against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a> on Friday, hitting the Eastern European country in several cities, including its capital, Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>In Kyiv, four people were killed (though there were conflicting reports on that number) and 20 others were injured as Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital with missiles and drones, according to multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/05\/europe\/russia-launches-retaliatory-strike-on-kyiv-latam-hnk-intl\">reports<\/a>. At least three of the people who <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Klymenko_MVS\/1466\">died<\/a> in the attack were rescue workers who worked for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3426946\/trump-administration-targets-artificial-food-dyes\/\">Trump administration targets artificial food dyes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3432707\/israel-concerned-that-trump-nsc-envoy-shake-up\/\">Israel concerned that Trump NSC, envoy shake-ups signal policy shifts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3416298\/stanley-kubricks-the-shining-book\/\">When The Shining was overlooked<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;They were working under fire to help people,&rdquo; Ukraine&rsquo;s Interior Ministry said in a released statement.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zelenskyyua\/status\/1930889182802506190?s=46\">message<\/a> on X about the attack, claiming that over 400 drones and 40 missiles were used in the strikes, and hit cities throughout the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Russia doesn`t change its stripes &ndash; another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-language-scientists-claim-to-have-created-robot-cloned-pigs\/\" title=\"Chinese language Scientists Claim to Have Created Robot-Cloned Pigs\">massive strike<\/a> on cities and ordinary life. They targeted almost all of Ukraine &ndash; Volyn, Lviv, Ternopil, Kyiv, Sumy, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv regions. Some of the missiles and drones were shot down. I thank our&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O1iemSp3s2\">pic.twitter.com\/O1iemSp3s2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ &#1042;&#1086;&#1083;&#1086;&#1076;&#1080;&#1084;&#1080;&#1088; &#1047;&#1077;&#1083;&#1077;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1930889182802506190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Russia doesn`t change its stripes &ndash; another massive strike on cities and ordinary life,&rdquo; Zelensky said in his post. &ldquo;They targeted almost all of Ukraine &ndash; Volyn, Lviv, Ternopil, Kyiv, Sumy, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv regions. Some of the missiles and drones were shot down. I thank our warriors for their defense. But unfortunately, not all were intercepted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In total, over 400 drones and more than 40 missiles &ndash; including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-biden-seeks-diplomacy-to-constrain-iran-nuclear-program\/\" title=\"Psaki: Biden seeks diplomacy to constrain Iran nuclear program\">ballistic missiles<\/a> &ndash; were used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">today&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s attack. 49 people were wounded,&rdquo; Zelensky added. &ldquo;Unfortunately, the number may increase &ndash; people are reaching out for help.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/vitaliy_klitschko\/4756\">message<\/a> on the social media platform Telegram about the casualties from Russia&rsquo;s attack. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strikes overwhelmed air defense systems<\/a>, and the city was rife with fires burning, buildings crumbling, and other debris from the attacks. Klitschko <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/05\/europe\/russia-launches-retaliatory-strike-on-kyiv-latam-hnk-intl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">advised<\/a> that search and rescue efforts were underway for several areas subjected to the Russian strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv&rsquo;s City Administration, posted a message on Telegram encouraging people to stay safe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our air defense crews are doing everything possible. But we must protect one another &mdash; stay safe,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-putin-zelenskyy-trump-80c8984bc2e52da0212da4e0d4cf8220\">said<\/a> Tkachenko.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3429975\/ukraine-drone-attack-lesson-us-china\/\"><strong>UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK IS A WAKE-UP CALL FOR AMERICA ON CHINA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Russia used Shahed drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles in the strikes against Ukraine. The attacks targeted Kyiv, as mentioned above, as well as other cities across the country, including Ternopil and Odesa, the <em>New York Times<\/em> reported. There were no available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/05\/world\/europe\/russia-missile-attack-ukraine-kyiv.html\">updates<\/a> regarding casualties suffered in the attacks outside the capital city.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Russia&rsquo;s attacks on Friday come two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to retaliate against Ukraine for its highly successful Operation Spider&rsquo;s Web covert strike on Russia on June 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2140605\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2140605\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia attacks Ukraine with over 400 drones and 40 missiles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2707,"featured_media":2443638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ukraine-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3942,7237,4280,6991],"class_list":["post-2443637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-airstrike","tag-drones","tag-russia","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ukraine-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2707"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443637"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2443641,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443637\/revisions\/2443641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}