{"id":2445371,"date":"2025-06-10T12:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-launches-largest-drone-assaults-of-the-war-as-peace-talks-dry-up\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T12:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:47:44","slug":"russia-launches-largest-drone-assaults-of-the-war-as-peace-talks-dry-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-launches-largest-drone-assaults-of-the-war-as-peace-talks-dry-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia launches largest drone assaults of the war as peace talks dry up"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-largest-drone-assaults-of-the-war-as-peace-talks-dry-up%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=2445371&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 intensified its military actions against Ukraine, recently launching its largest drone assault of the ongoing conflict, as peace negotiations between the two nations remain stalled. On a recent night, Russia deployed hundreds of Geran drones and missiles, with important attacks reported in Kyiv, where numerous civilian infrastructures were targeted. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that out of 315 drones launched, a large number were intercepted, yet many strikes still succeeded in hitting various sites, resulting in fires and destruction throughout the city. <\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attacks,highlighting the targeting of civilian buildings and expressing the urgent need for more international support in response. The Russian ministry of Defense claimed the strikes aimed at military targets, yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moment-missile-strikes-ukrainian-apartment-building-caught-on-video-numerous-civilian-casualties-reported-thus-far\/\" title=\"Moment Missile ...s Ukrainian Apartment Building Caught On Video; Numerous ... ... Thus Far\">numerous civilian casualties<\/a> and property damage were reported, including fatalities from strikes on residential areas and a maternity hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The frequency and scale of Russian drone and missile assaults have markedly escalated, with reports indicating a considerably increased operational capacity compared to earlier months of the conflict. These developments indicate a worrying trend in the ongoing war, reflecting a pivot towards more aggressive and frequent military actions by Russia amidst faltering diplomatic efforts.  <\/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 largest drone assaults of the war as peace talks dry up<\/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_2139528\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russia\">Russia<\/a> launched another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russia\">drone<\/a> attack Monday night, making the two consecutive nights of attacks the largest drone assault against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3434992\/zelensky-ukraine-understands-russia-mentality-much-better-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a> yet, coming as peace talks between the nations stall.<\/p>\n<p>Russia launched hundreds of Geran drones and over a dozen missiles of various types at targets across Ukraine on Monday night, with a large number hitting Kyiv. The Ukrainian Air Force claimed Russia launched 315 drones and seven missiles, 284 of which were intercepted or redirected via electronic warfare. The high number of interceptions is unlikely, however, given the number of identified strikes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3422899\/ukraine-braces-russia-summer-offensive-escalations-peace-talks-impasse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ukraine's recent problems with its air defences\">Ukraine&rsquo;s recent problems with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-and-israel-exchange-fire-as-jerusalem-unrest-ignites-gaza\/\" title=\"Hamas and Israel Exchange Fire as Jerusalem Unrest Ignites Gaza\">air defences<\/a><\/a>. Open-source intelligence analysts identified <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/rybar\/71158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"at least 28 targets hit\">at least 28 targets hit<\/a> in Kyiv alone shortly after the strikes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3436459\/greta-thunberg-deported-israel-gaza-aid-ship-flotilla-seized\/\">Greta Thunberg deported from Israel after Gaza aid ship seized<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3436454\/austrian-school-shooting-graz-suspected-gunman-dead\/\">Austria school shooting leaves at least eight people and suspected gunman dead<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3436265\/piers-morgan-greta-thunbergs-kidnapped-insult-real-hostages\/\">Piers Morgan slams Greta Thunberg&#8217;s &#8216;kidnapped&#8217; claim as insult to hostages<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Smoke rises after a Russian drone strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Images and videos showed large fires across Kyiv, filling the sky with smoke.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Smoke covers the sky above the city following Russia&rsquo;s missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense said it targeted &ldquo;Ukrainian aviation, missile, armoured and shipbuilding industry enterprises in Kiev, command and control posts and locations of the AFU, clusters of weapons and military hardware of the Ukrainian formations as well as infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition and fuel depots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It added that all intended targets were successfully hit, also an unlikely assertion given some residential buildings and a hospital were among the buildings hit, suggesting either mechanical issues or successful electronic warfare.<\/p>\n<p>Russian open intelligence sources <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/SrbijaRusija\/92881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"identified\">identified<\/a> hits in Kyiv against a maintenance and repair facility for Ukrrichflot, a river logistics company, the Darnytsia Locomotive Station, a key rail hub, the Kyiv Armored Vehicle Repair and Engineering base, used for servicing tanks and other armored platforms, the Artyom factory, used for Ukraine&rsquo;s missile and drone programs, the Boryspil Oil Storage Facility, and another industrial complex.<\/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\">A combined missile and drone attack was carried out on Kyiv Oblast last night. 4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, 2 Iskander-K cruise missiles and dozens of Geran-2 drones attacked Kyiv, and the surrounding cities. <\/p>\n<p>2 Iskander-Ks were shot down, along with a number of Gerans.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pXYI1jAmDH\">pic.twitter.com\/pXYI1jAmDH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AMK Mapping &#127475;&#127487; (@AMK_Mapping_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMK_Mapping_\/status\/1932331270308270339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 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>Kyiv&rsquo;s administration said most drones and missiles were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-admits-to-using-thermobaric-bombs-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"... Admits to Using Thermobaric Bombs in ...\">targeting civilian infrastructure<\/a>. Two deaths were reported, and about a dozen were wounded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Residential buildings and urban infrastructure were damaged,&rdquo; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. &ldquo;In Odesa, even a maternity hospital became a Russian target. Thirteen people were injured. Tragically, there are fatalities. My condolences to the families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is vital that the response to this and other similar Russian attacks is not silence from the world, but concrete action,&rdquo; he added, specifically asking the United States for more support.<\/p>\n<p>The attack came after a record-breaking drone assault on Sunday night, which the Ukrainian Air Force said included 479 Geran drones and 20 missiles of various types. That attack primarily targeted western Ukraine, in contrast to the focus on Kyiv in Monday night&rsquo;s strike.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main targets of Sunday night&rsquo;s strike was a military airfield near the border with Poland.<\/p>\n<p>A military airfield close to Ukraine&rsquo;s western border was the key target, Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The main strike was targeting&hellip; one of the operational air fields. There are some hits,&rdquo; Ihnat told Ukrainian TV.<\/p>\n<p>Some OSINT analysts estimated Dubno Air Base was hit with five Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, three cruise missiles, and over a dozen Geran drones.<\/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\">During today&rsquo;s attacks, Dubno Airbase in Rivne Oblast has been hit with 5 Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles, 3 Kh-101 cruise missiles and over a dozen Geran-2 drones. <\/p>\n<p>Whatever the Russians were targeting no longer exists. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MDaYmJQy14\">https:\/\/t.co\/MDaYmJQy14<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AMK Mapping &#127475;&#127487; (@AMK_Mapping_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMK_Mapping_\/status\/1931958986418647506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Russian Ministry of Defense explicitly said the strike was one of its retaliatory strikes over Ukraine&rsquo;s Operation Spider Web, which used small FPV drones smuggled into Russia to destroy several <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rare long-range strategic bombers<\/a>. Other targets included the Ukrainian military industry and logistics, especially those working on attack drones.<\/p>\n<p>By some estimates, Sunday night&rsquo;s drone attack was the single largest in history.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks reflect Russia&rsquo;s drastically increased long-range drone and missile capabilities, which have developed significantly since the beginning of the war.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvg5yjnw7dlo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"report\">report<\/a> from Ukraine&rsquo;s general staff found that in the three months before last August, Russia launched a total of 1,100 drones. It escalated over the ensuing three months to 818 in August, 1,410 in September, and over 2,000 in October. By May, the number was over 4,000, while 1,451 had been launched over the past week. Russia has averaged 246 drones and missiles launched every day in June.<\/p>\n<p>SBU spokesman Artem Dehtiarenko told the BBC that Russia has modified its Geran drones, the Russian version of Iranian Shahed drones, significantly since their debut in the fall of 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3422899\/ukraine-braces-russia-summer-offensive-escalations-peace-talks-impasse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"UKRAINE BRACES FOR MASSIVE SUMMER ESCALATIONS AS RUSSIA PEACE TALKS HIT AN IMPASSE\">UKRAINE BRACES FOR MASSIVE SUMMER ESCALATIONS AS RUSSIA PEACE TALKS HIT AN IMPASSE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Russian engineers have been tasked with increasing their destructive power in order to maximize devastation and civilian casualties,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;In addition, efforts are being made to make the Geran drones less vulnerable to Ukrainian air defences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Part of the Geran&rsquo;s effectiveness lies in its low cost, allowing Russia to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iiss.org\/online-analysis\/military-balance\/2025\/04\/russia-doubles-down-on-the-shahed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"produce thousands\">produce thousands<\/a> for constant use.<\/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_2139528\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2139528\"}});<\/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<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia conducts its largest drone attacks yet as peace talks falter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2445372,"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\/Kyiv-drone-fires.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[56885,38128,4280,50434],"class_list":["post-2445371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-drone-assaults","tag-peace-talks","tag-russia","tag-war-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kyiv-drone-fires.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445371","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445371"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445375,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445371\/revisions\/2445375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2445372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}