{"id":150147,"date":"2025-06-01T18:53:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T18:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150147\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T18:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T18:53:15","slug":"ukraine-says-russia-launched-biggest-number-of-drones-in-3-year-war-on-june-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150147\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine says Russia launched biggest number of drones in 3-year war on June 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Emergency workers remove debris from a private house that was damaged in a Russian drone strike, amid Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, June 1, 2025.
\n | Photo Credit: Reuters\n <\/p>\n

Russia launched the biggest number of drones on Ukraine since the full-scale invasion three years ago<\/a>, Ukraine’s air force said on Sunday (June 1, 2025).<\/p>\n

The Air Force said 472 drones were launched over Ukraine. Russian forces also launched seven missiles alongside the barrage of drones, said Yuriy Ignat, head of communications for the Ukrainian Air Force. <\/p>\n

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Earlier Sunday, Ukraine\u2019s Army said at least 12 Ukrainian service members were killed and more than 60 were injured in a Russian missile strike on an army training unit.<\/p>\n

The strike occurred at 12:50 p.m. (0950 GMT), the statement said, emphasizing that no formations or mass gatherings of personnel were being held at the time. An investigative commission was created to uncover the circumstances around the attack that led to such a loss in personnel, the statement said.<\/p>\n

The training unit is located to the rear of the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) active front line, where Russian reconnaissance and strike drones are able to strike.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s forces suffer from manpower shortages and take extra precautions to avoid mass gatherings as the skies across the front line are saturated with Russian drones looking for targets.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it is established that the actions or inaction of officials led to the death or injury of servicemen, those responsible will be held strictly accountable,\u201d the Ukrainian Ground Forces\u2019 statement said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strikes were reported deep in Russian territory Sunday, including in the Siberian region of Irkutsk, more than 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles) east of Moscow.<\/p>\n

It is the first time that a Ukrainian drone has been seen in the region, local Gov. Igor Kobzeva said, stressing that it did not present a threat to civilians.<\/p>\n

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Other drone strikes were also reported in Russia\u2019s Ryazan region and the Arctic Murmansk region. No casualties were reported.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s Ministry of Defense said Sunday that it had taken control of the village of Oleksiivka in Ukraine\u2019s northern Sumy region. Ukrainian authorities in Sumy ordered mandatory evacuations in 11 more settlements Saturday as Russian forces make steady gains in the area.<\/p>\n

Speaking Saturday, Ukraine\u2019s top army chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said that Russian forces were focusing their main offensive efforts on Pokrovsk, Toretsk and Lyman in the Donetsk region, as well as the Sumy border area.<\/p>\n

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