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Putin Vows Military Response Following Ukraine’s ‘Operation Spiderweb’ Drone Raid

A breakdown in direct talks has left Moscow ready to retaliate over the attack deep inside its territory.

A police officer inspects a Russian kamikaze drone at the site of the Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine June 4, 2025. REUTERS/Vitalii Hnidyi

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb deployed over 100 FPV drones to strike Russian airfields, damaging as many as 41 strategic bombers in Siberia and Russia’s far north.
  • President Putin told President Trump in a 75-minute call that Russia “will have to respond” to the drone attack deep inside its territory.
  • Direct talks in Istanbul on June 2 yielded no breakthrough, with negotiators deadlocked over ceasefire conditions and territorial demands.
  • U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg and other officials have warned that striking Russia’s bomber fleet raises the risk of nuclear escalation.
  • Ukrainian leaders, including Andriy Yermak, are urging fresh U.S. military aid and tougher sanctions to bolster Ukraine’s defense and influence peace talks.