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Putin Rejects Ceasefire, Promises Retaliation After Ukraine’s Deep Drone Strikes

Deep raids that damaged Russian bombers have intensified hostilities following stalled Istanbul negotiations

A combination picture shows satellite images of the Belaya airfield, before and after the Ukrainian drones attack targeting Russian military airfields, amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, in Irkutsk region, Russia, May 17, 2025 on the left, and June 2, 2025 on the right. 2025 Planet Labs PBC (left) & Capella Space/Handout via REUTERS
Satellite image of the Belaya airfield, after a Ukrainian drone attack targeting Russian military airfields, amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, in Irkutsk region, Russia, June 2, 2025. Capella Space/Handout via REUTERS
Tu-95 aircraft at Russia's Belaya airbase on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, days after Ukrainian drone strikes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Security Service deployed 117 drones in ‘Operation Spiderweb’ to strike at least four Russian airbases, destroying or damaging dozens of Tu-22 and Tu-95 strategic bombers
  • President Putin told Donald Trump in a 75-minute call that Moscow will respond forcefully to the airfield strikes, rejecting a comprehensive ceasefire proposal
  • An independent UN commission and Human Rights Watch found Russian drone attacks in Kherson deliberately targeted civilians, leaving 58 dead and 564 injured this year
  • The UK Defence Department committed £350 million to deliver 100,000 drones to Ukraine by April 2026 as part of a £4.5 billion military aid package
  • Istanbul peace talks yielded no breakthrough, with Russia offering only a brief truce to recover fallen troops and both sides preparing a large-scale prisoner exchange