The Ukrainian Air Force says that Russia launched 35 cruise missiles during a night attack on Ukraine on Monday, but all were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses, according to the website. The Kyiv Independent.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces used six Tu-6MS strategic bombers located in the Caspian Sea region to launch an attack on Ukraine. Most of the X-95/X-101 cruise missiles launched by Tu-555MS were aimed at Kyiv.
A missile explosion is seen in the sky over Kyiv during a missile attack believed to have been carried out by Russia on June 6.6.
The Kyiv Military Administration reported that Ukraine's air defenses intercepted nearly 20 Russian air targets before they reached the capital, according to reports. The Kyiv Independent. There were no reports of casualties.
In recent weeks, the frequency of Russian air strikes against Ukraine has escalated into almost nightly attacks. The seemingly frequent attacks could be part of a new Russian air campaign to distract Ukraine's counter-attacking capabilities by forcing the Ukrainian military to maintain a defensive posture at least partially, according to reports. The Kyiv Independent.
There is currently no information on Russia's response to the statement of the Ukrainian Air Force.
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Russia accuses Ukrainian intelligence of considering using dirty bombs
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on June 6.6 that the General Intelligence Service of Ukraine (GUR) considered detonating a "dirty bomb" on Russian territory, according to RT Radio. The FSB also said that preparations for a "terrorist attack" using dirty bombs were revealed during an investigation into Kyiv's use of light aircraft for covert missions against Russia.
GUR has a special branch that operates light aircraft, which can fly at low altitudes undetected, according to the FSB.
The FSB has released footage of the interrogation of Dmitry Shimansky, a suspected Ukrainian pilot who was intercepted while on such a mission. Shimansky was detained in May in the Tula region, about 5 kilometers south of Moscow, when his plane landed to transport unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) parts and explosives for a planned attack on a Russian military airport, according to the FSB.
According to the FSB, pilot Shimansky testified that the GUR leadership considered using a similar tactic to prepare for a dirty bomb attack in Russia. A dirty bomb is a conventional explosive device covered with radioactive material, which contaminates a large surrounding area after the bomb detonates.
The Russian government has accused Ukraine of carrying out a series of sabotage activities on Russian territory, including two recent drone attacks in Moscow. Those attacks led to a Russian retaliatory attack on GUR's headquarters in Kyiv, according to RT.
There is no word yet on Kyiv's response to the FSB's allegation. Earlier, Ukraine denied attacking Moscow with drones.
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Russia says Ukraine lost Western tanks on second day of major attacks
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on June 6.6 that Russian forces repelled a new large-scale attack by Ukrainian troops in several areas in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
The Russian Defense Ministry also said that Kyiv's armed units and military units had suffered "significant losses" in the new attack, according to RT.
"After suffering heavy losses the previous day (June 4.6), the Kyiv government reorganized the remnants of the 23rd and 31st motorized brigades into separate combined units, continuing offensive operations near Novodarovka and Levadnoye," said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov.
The Ukrainian side has not commented.
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Hydroelectric dam collapse in Kherson, Russia - Ukraine accuses each other
On the morning of June 6.6, videos circulated on social networks showing that the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric dam in Kherson province, southern Ukraine was partially destroyed and water rushed through. The Russian-backed government in the region declared a state of emergency after the incident, according to Reuters.
The Russian side accused Ukrainian soldiers of launching rockets from the Olkha system into the power generation facility at dawn on June 6.6, destroying part of the dam, according to TASS. Emergency services announced 14/28 beats of the dam had collapsed and may continue to fall apart.
Meanwhile, Zelensky's adviser, Mykhaylo Podolyak, accused Russian forces of blowing up the dam in an attempt to thwart attacks by Ukrainian forces.
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