{"id":6484,"date":"2026-06-02T06:31:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=6484"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:50:00","slug":"russia-strikes-ukraine-in-response-to-terrorist-attacks-mod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/russia-strikes-ukraine-in-response-to-terrorist-attacks-mod\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia strikes Ukraine in response to terrorist attacks \u2013 MOD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Military-related targets have been hit in Kiev and several other regions of the country, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russian forces have carried out a large-scale missile and drone strike against military-related targets in Ukraine in response to terrorist attacks by Kiev, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.<\/p>\n

The overnight raid focused on defense industry facilities in the capital, Kiev, parts of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions still under Ukraine\u2019s control, as well as in Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Khmelnitsky, and Sumy regions, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Fuel and transport infrastructure facilities used by Ukrainian forces and military airfields were also hit, it added.<\/p>\n

Land- and sea-based precision weapons, including hypersonic missiles and drones, were deployed during the attack, the ministry said.
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Blackouts hit Kiev as Russia targets Ukrainian war infrastructure (VIDEOS)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe objectives of the strike has been achieved. All designated targets were hit,\u201d<\/em> it stressed.<\/p>\n

Multiple videos<\/a> have been posted on social media, purporting to show explosions in various parts of Ukraine. Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko confirmed partial blackouts in several districts of the capital during the raid.<\/p>\n

Moscow previously warned it would carry out \u201csystematic and consistent strikes\u201d<\/em> on Ukraine\u2019s military infrastructure, including drone production facilities, command posts, and \u201cdecision-making centers,\u201d<\/em> in response to a terrorist attack in Russia\u2019s Lugansk People\u2019s Republic on May 22.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian forces struck a college dormitory in the town of Starobelsk in several waves of drone attacks late at night while students were asleep, killing 21 people, mostly teenage girls, and injuring 70 others.<\/p>\n

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\n READ MORE: <\/span>Putin vows \u2018inevitable punishment\u2019 for Starobelsk massacre
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the Ukrainian leadership had opened \u201ca new chapter in its crime spree\u201d<\/em> with the attack on Starobelsk, adding that those responsible would face \u201cwell-deserved and inevitable punishment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaking to RT, American journalist John Varoli has defended Russia\u2019s strikes on Ukrainian targets as \u201clegitimate\u201d <\/em>and fully \u201callowed by international law,\u201d <\/em>arguing that Moscow has \u201ca right to dismantle any infrastructure that supports terrorism.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Varoli said \u201cRussian punishment against the Kiev regime is going to continue\u201d <\/em>and \u201cis going to intensify,\u201d <\/em>accusing Western nations of backing \u201ca terrorist regime\u201d <\/em>in Ukraine.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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