Escalation of conflict between Russia and Ukraine

VTV.vn - Relations between Russia and Ukraine remain tense as both sides intensify long-range attacks targeting each other's military and energy infrastructure.

Smoke rises after a Ukrainian drone strike in Sevastopol, Russia, on June 10, 2026 (Photo: AP)

The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that its tactical air force, attack drones, and missile units carried out attacks on facilities storing long-range drones, as well as energy and transport infrastructure supporting Ukrainian military operations. The attacks also targeted temporary troop deployments of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries at 142 locations.

The attacks also targeted temporary encampments of Ukrainian armed units and foreign mercenaries. Russia confirmed that its air defense system intercepted more than 540 UAVs and 15 precision-guided bombs launched by Ukraine against Russia.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country's forces had attacked several military and energy targets deep within Russian territory, including a military factory believed to supply components for Russian UAVs and missiles.

Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 10, 2026 (AP Photo)

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Three days earlier, Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo long-range missiles had struck a facility in Cheboksary, in the Chuvashiya region, more than 900 km from the front lines.

The Ukrainian General Staff announced that Kyiv's forces had struck an oil preparation and pumping station in Russia's Volgograd region, as well as Russian-controlled areas in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia. The attacks were carried out during the night of June 13.

The governor of Russia's Krasnodar province, Veniamin Kondratyev, said a drone attack from Ukraine killed one person and injured three others at a seaport in the southern Russian region.

Russian media reported that an export port in the Black Sea, specializing in the shipment of crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas, located in the village of Volna, has been damaged.

Last week, Ukrainian attacks set fire to an oil port in St. Petersburg and hit a nearby naval base.

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