40 Russian aircraft downed in Ukraine's massive drone attack on air base

02-Jun-2025

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Ukraine conducted a major drone attack hitting over 40 Russian military aircraft on Jun 1, news agency Reuters reported, quoting officials from Ukraine's domestic security agency, Security Service of Ukraine.

The Security Service of Ukraine further claimed that the Ukrainian forces hit Russian aircraft, including Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers, which it deploys to fire long-range missiles at Ukraine, the report added.

Igor Kobzev, the regional governor, said that the Ukrainian drones attacked a military unit in the Sredny settlement in Russia's Irkutsk region. There were no immediate reports of any injuries or casualties in the drone attack.