Day: June 6, 2025

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Kyiv Endures Hours of ‘Putin’s Revenge’ in Massive Overnight Attack – Gemini

Kyiv, Ukraine – June 6, 2025 – The Ukrainian capital was subjected to a harrowing night of aerial bombardment in what is being widely described as “Putin’s revenge.”¹ For hours, residents of Kyiv were forced into underground shelters as a massive wave of over 400 drones and more than 40 missiles targeted the city and other regions of Ukraine.

The attacks, which began in the early hours of Friday, June 6, 2025, are being framed by Moscow as direct retaliation for a recent audacious Ukrainian drone strike on Russian airbases, codenamed “Operation Spiderweb.”² That operation reportedly damaged a significant number of Russian military aircraft.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had vowed a harsh response to the Ukrainian attack, a warning that appears to have materialized in the widespread and intense bombardment of Kyiv.³ The Russian Ministry of Defence issued a statement claiming the strikes targeted military and energy infrastructure.⁴

The assault on the Ukrainian capital was characterized by the combined use of various aerial weapons, including cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as a large number of Shahed-type drones.⁵ The multi-pronged attack aimed to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defense systems.

Explosions were reported across Kyiv throughout the night, with air raid sirens wailing continuously.⁶ The city’s military administration reported that air defense systems were heavily engaged in repelling the onslaught. Debris from intercepted missiles and drones fell in several districts, causing fires and damage to residential buildings and infrastructure.⁷

The “hours of revenge” have left a trail of destruction and instilled a renewed sense of fear and uncertainty among the civilian population.⁸ The targeting of the capital, a tactic seen intermittently throughout the full-scale invasion, serves as a stark reminder of the ongoing threat to major Ukrainian urban centers.⁹