Russia launches airstrike on Ukraine with ‘over 400 drones and more than 40 missiles’

Published June 6, 2025 4:29am ET



Russia launched a wave of attacks against Ukraine on Friday, hitting the Eastern European country in several cities, including its capital, Kyiv.

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 reports. At least three of the people who died in the attack were rescue workers who worked for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. 

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