💥 Attack

Russian forces launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, deploying 53 missiles of various types (including Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, Iskander-M ballistic missiles, Kalibr cruise missiles, and Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles) and 47 Shahed-131/136 one-way attack drones from multiple launch areas including the Saratov Region, Crimea, Black Sea, and temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region.

multiple regions of Ukraine
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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian invaders launched a powerful attack on critical infrastructure facilities in various regions of Ukraine, using air-, sea-, and land-based missiles, as well as Shahed-type UAVs

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russia launched 53 missiles of various types and 47 Shahed drones on the night of June 1

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Two Russian submarines fired 8 Kalibr missiles from the northeastern Black Sea

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

35 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles were launched from Tu-95MS strategic bombers from Saratov Oblast and Caspian Sea airspace

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles were launched from Crimea

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

1 Iskander-K cruise missile was launched from Crimea

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

3 Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles were launched from airspace over Zaporizhzhia Oblast

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

47 Shahed-131/136 drones were launched from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia

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Extracted: 2026-04-05T19:34:05.392Z

Source story: 3870261-ukraine-downs-35-cruise-missiles-46-shahed-drones-overnight