Overview

• On June 1, Ukraine launched Operation Spiderweb with 117 drones targeting at least four Russian airbases and destroying or damaging Tu-22 and Tu-95 strategic bombers.
• On June 2, Kyiv’s SBU detonated an underwater charge beneath the Kerch Bridge, inflicting severe damage on pylons supporting Russia’s Crimea supply route.
• Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev publicly dismissed compromise at Istanbul talks on June 2, confirming no progress toward a ceasefire.
• Russian forces retaliated on June 3 with strikes in Sumy and Chystovodivka, killing at least six people and injuring more than two dozen.
• On June 4, Britain pledged to deliver 100,000 drones to Ukraine by April 2026 as part of a wider £4.5 billion military support package.