Ukrainian air defences successfully shot down 24 of the 25 attack drones launched by Russia overnight on June 2, the Air Force reported in its morning update. The drones were reportedly launched from Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea, Yeysk in Krasnodar Krai, and the Russian port town of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, located on the coast of the Azov Sea.
Aircraft, missile and electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force intercepted the drones over several regions, including Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Odesa, Kherson, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, and Vinnytsia oblasts, according to Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk. No casualties were reported at the time of publication.
In addition to the drones, Russia targeted Kharkiv Oblast with an Iskander-K missile launched from Crimea and fired an S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile from the occupied Donetsk Oblast. It remains unclear whether these aerial targets were shot down.
Drone attacks have become a daily occurrence in Ukraine, affecting various regions across the country. In recent months, Russia has intensified its attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, launching massive drone and missile strikes targeting critical facilities.
Overnight on June 1, Russian troops reportedly attacked Ukraine with 35 Kh-101/555 cruise missiles launched from Tu-95 bomber planes over the Caspian Sea, as well as four Iskander-M ballistic missiles and one Iskander-K cruise missile from occupied Crimea. Energy infrastructure in several regions, including Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kirovohrad, and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts, came under fire, confirmed Ukraine’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko.
