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Russia Launches Massive Drone and Missile Strike as NATO Scrambles Jets

Moscow’s forces launched a massive attack using over 500 drones alongside cruise missiles plus ballistic missiles prompting NATO warplanes to scramble

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Residents walk at a street near a building damaged by Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine June 13, 2025.
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An explosion of a missile lights up the sky over the city during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 23, 2025.

Overview

  • Russia launched 477 drones and 60 missiles overnight across six regions, marking one of the heaviest barrages of the war.
  • Ukrainian air defenses repelled most of the onslaught by shooting down over 250 incoming threats; however, they lost an F-16 and its pilot, Lt. Col. Maksym Ustimenko.
  • NATO responded by scrambling fighter jets and heightening air readiness in neighboring airspaces to monitor and deter spillover from Russian strikes.
  • Ukrainian commanders report fierce Russian assaults near Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk, with any advances so far limited by heavy resistance.
  • Ukraine’s leadership has renewed calls for enhanced Western air-defense systems, stressing the need for additional Patriot batteries due to sustained Russian missile barrages.