Kharkiv hit by Shahed drones, missiles overnight
Russian forces launched a combined attack on Kharkiv overnight, striking the city with Shahed drones and missiles.
04 June 2025
Russian forces launched a combined attack on Kharkiv overnight, striking the city with Shahed drones and missiles.
After Ukrainian drone attacks had targeted four Russian airfields — Belaya, Dyagilevo, Olenya, and Ivanovo — Russian invaders enhanced security measures at their military airfields in temporarily occupied Crimea.
The Shaheds launched by Russia to attack peaceful Ukrainian cities are evolving. Notably, their antennas now contain numerous new components.
03 June 2025
On June 3, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 134 combat clashes with Russian invaders; the enemy carried out 37 assault and offensive action in the Pokrovsk sector.
Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi, announced that he will remain in service following a conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Security Service of Ukraine’s (SSU) Pavutyna (Spiderweb) operation showcases the remarkable capabilities of Ukrainian intelligence services and has yielded both significant military and reputational results. It also disproves U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Ukraine “has no cards” to counter the Russian aggressor.
In Sumy, the number of victims of Russian strikes on June 3 rose to 28, with four people killed.
Russian troops are maintaining the intensity of shelling in the Chernihiv region and expanding the arsenal of weapons they use against border areas.
Intelligence officers intercepted a conversation in which the commander of a Russian military unit gave a direct order to shoot wounded Ukrainian defenders.
Soldiers of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with adjacent units, took control of a company stronghold of Russian invaders in the Kursk region.
Russian troops struck a State Emergency Service vehicle in the Vasylivsky district of Zaporizhzhia region. This is the third attack on rescue units in two days.
Russian troops have moved assault groups to the front lines in the Huliaypole direction and are trying to resume attacks in the direction of the village of Chervone.
Cybercrime in Germany hit record levels last year amid increased attacks by the pro-Russian and anti-Israel groups.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has struck the Crimean Bridge for the third time, with the underwater support structures severely damaged at the seabed level.
On Tuesday, Russian troops shelled the base of an emergency medical brigade in the village of Stanislav, Kherson region.
As a result of a Russian shelling of the village of Chystovodivka in Izium district, Kharkiv region, at least two people were killed and two injured.
Four people injured in today’s Russian strike on Sumy are in extremely critical condition, and one woman died on the operating table.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Russian strike on civilians in Sumy, which resulted in the deaths of three people, is a clear indication of Russia’s so-called “desire” to end the war.
Russian troops fired artillery at Kherson, injuring a man.
In Mykolaiv region, there are currently no emergency calls regarding the explosion, presumably caused by a “Kinzhal” missile.
On the afternoon of June 2, the Russian military attacked the border community of Semenivka, Chernihiv region, with drones and artillery, killing a 58-year-old man and injuring a 68-year-old woman.
In Sumy, Russians shot at two cars in the city center, there are victims, the type of weapon is being investigated.
On the night of June 3, an inactive utility company in Poltava region was damaged by the fall of debris from Russian drones.
Over the past day, June 2, three people were killed and six others injured in the Kharkiv region as a result of Russian attacks.
On June 2, 142 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded at the frontline.
On the night of June 3, Russians launched an attack on Odesa, leaving residential buildings and civil infrastructure damaged, and several cars in flames.
Russia’s combat casualty toll in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion has climbed to 990,800, with 1,100 Russian soldiers killed or wounded and 12 warplanes destroyed in the past 24 hours.
Four people were injured in an attack by Russian drones in Chernihiv where damage was also recorded to residential buildings, an educational facility, and an industrial enterprise.
Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko stated that Russia is deliberately hunting down specialists from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) — over the past week, Russian forces damaged six fire and rescue stations.
Russia may have used North Korean missiles to strike Kharkiv on the morning of June 2, and examinations will be conducted to confirm this.