Overview

• Ukraine’s June 1 Operation Spiderweb deployed 117 drones against Belaya Air Base and other sites, damaging at least 40 Russian Tu-95 and Tu-22M bombers
• President Trump and President Putin held a 75-minute call on June 4 in which Putin “very strongly” vowed to retaliate and both discussed stalled peace negotiations and Iran’s nuclear program
• Overnight Russian drone attacks on Pryluky and Kharkiv killed at least five civilians, including a one-year-old child, and injured dozens as residential buildings were struck
• President Zelensky has urged greater international sanctions and diplomatic pressure on Russia, warning that Putin “feels impunity” and peace talks have made little headway
• The deep-strike drone operations and counterstrikes mark a sharp escalation in tactics and heighten concerns over civilian safety and regional stability