Russia hits Ukraine hard in massive retaliation; Kiev losses mount
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The Russian attacks execuited with long-range air, sea, and ground-based high-precision weapons, as well as with strike UAVs.
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An explosion is seen after a Russian strike on Kiev, Ukraine, on June 6, 2025 (AP)
The Russian military launched a series of mass strikes on Ukrainian military targets, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday, in response to what it dubbed as "terrorist attacks" by the Kiev regime.
The attacks involved long-range air, sea, and ground-based high-precision weapons, as well as strike UAVs.
"Last night, in response to the terrorist actions of the Kiev regime, the armed forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive strike with long-range air, sea, and ground-based high-precision weapons, as well as with strike UAVs against design bureaus, enterprises producing and repairing weapons and military hardware of Ukraine, attack drone assembly workshops, flight training centers, and AFU weapons and military hardware depots," the Ministry said on Telegram.
The targets included design bureaus, military hardware production and repair facilities, drone assembly workshops, flight training centers, and depots of weapons and military equipment belonging to Ukraine's armed forces (AFU).
The Ministry also noted that six coordinated strikes were carried out over the past week on military-industrial sites and other strategic military facilities, with all targets successfully hit.
Kiev's losses on multiple front
Tsentr
Russia's Tsentr (Center) group of forces has killed over 3,435 Ukrainian soldiers in the last week, according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday.
"The enemy lost over 3,435 troops, 39 armored combat vehicles, including a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, and five US-made M113 armored personnel carriers," the Ministry said in a statement.
44 vehicles and 29 field artillery pieces were also destroyed.
Yug
According to the Ministry, Russia's Yug (South) group of forces has destroyed over 1,750 Ukrainian soldiers, while the Zapad (West) group has eliminated over 1,490 Ukrainian troops.
Vostok, Sever
Kiev has also lost over 1,565 soldiers in clashes with the Sever (North) group and over 1,240 soldiers in combat with the Vostok (East) group in the last week, according to the statement.
Russian forces capture Fedorivka in DPR
Meanwhlile, Russian soldiers have gained control of Fedorovka (Fedorivka) hamlet in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
"As a result of intensive operations, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Fedorovka (Donetsk People's Republic)," according to the Ministry's Telegram account.
Ryazan 'terrorist' attack thwarted
The Russian National Guard said on Friday that it had thwarted a "terrorist assault" at a military base in the Ryazan Region.
The Russian National Guard, using surveillance tools, identified and neutralized an attacker planning a UAV-based terrorist attack after he resisted arrest with armed force, according to a statement on Telegram, which added that the culprit had a traumatic handgun that had been altered to fire live bullets.
At the site of the act, explosives specialists from the Russian National Guard Riot Police detonated two drones that were about to be launched in which RKG-3 grenades were used as combat units, with devices that allow their remote operation.
