A: Hey buddy, have you been keeping up with the news lately?
B: Not really, what's been happening?
A: Well, it looks like there's been a big drone attack on Ukraine from Russia! They say more than 470 drones and 20 missiles were launched!
B: Wow, that's crazy! And how did they respond?
A: The Ukrainian Air Force says they managed to shoot down most of them – 460 drones and 19 missiles to be exact. Some media outlets say it's the biggest attack since the start of their invasion.
B: Sounds intense! And what about Russia's side of things?
A: They claim they were just defending themselves after Ukrainian attacks on their military airfields, and they hit an airfield in Rivne as a response. But Ukraine denies that Russian troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region.
B: That's quite a back-and-forth! Any good news though?
A: Yeah, there was a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine today! They swapped soldiers under 25 and those who were severely wounded. It follows high-ranking talks in Turkey earlier this month.
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The Ukrainian Air Force says Russia launched more than 470 drones against Ukraine through Monday morning. Ukrainian media said it was the biggest Russian attack on Ukraine since it started its invasion.
The air force said 479 drones and 20 missiles were launched by Russian forces from Sunday night through Monday morning, and that it downed 460 of the drones and 19 of the missiles.
A Ukrainian media outlet reported that this was "probably a record -- both in terms of the number of attacking targets and interceptions."
Russia's defense ministry on Monday said Russian troops delivered a massive strike against a Ukrainian Air Force airfield in the western Ukrainian region of Rivne. The ministry said the strike was retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian military airfields.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Monday said one of the goals of a Russian military advance into the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine is to create a buffer zone. The launch of the military operation was earlier announced by Russia's defense ministry.
Ukraine's military denied that Russian troops had entered the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange of soldiers under the age of 25, as well as of those severely wounded, on Monday, according to announcements by Russia's defense ministry and others.
This comes after high-ranking officials from Russia and Ukraine agreed on the exchange during their direct talks in Turkey earlier this month.
B: Not really, what's been happening?
A: Well, it looks like there's been a big drone attack on Ukraine from Russia! They say more than 470 drones and 20 missiles were launched!
B: Wow, that's crazy! And how did they respond?
A: The Ukrainian Air Force says they managed to shoot down most of them – 460 drones and 19 missiles to be exact. Some media outlets say it's the biggest attack since the start of their invasion.
B: Sounds intense! And what about Russia's side of things?
A: They claim they were just defending themselves after Ukrainian attacks on their military airfields, and they hit an airfield in Rivne as a response. But Ukraine denies that Russian troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region.
B: That's quite a back-and-forth! Any good news though?
A: Yeah, there was a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine today! They swapped soldiers under 25 and those who were severely wounded. It follows high-ranking talks in Turkey earlier this month.
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The Ukrainian Air Force says Russia launched more than 470 drones against Ukraine through Monday morning. Ukrainian media said it was the biggest Russian attack on Ukraine since it started its invasion.
The air force said 479 drones and 20 missiles were launched by Russian forces from Sunday night through Monday morning, and that it downed 460 of the drones and 19 of the missiles.
A Ukrainian media outlet reported that this was "probably a record -- both in terms of the number of attacking targets and interceptions."
Russia's defense ministry on Monday said Russian troops delivered a massive strike against a Ukrainian Air Force airfield in the western Ukrainian region of Rivne. The ministry said the strike was retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian military airfields.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Monday said one of the goals of a Russian military advance into the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine is to create a buffer zone. The launch of the military operation was earlier announced by Russia's defense ministry.
Ukraine's military denied that Russian troops had entered the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange of soldiers under the age of 25, as well as of those severely wounded, on Monday, according to announcements by Russia's defense ministry and others.
This comes after high-ranking officials from Russia and Ukraine agreed on the exchange during their direct talks in Turkey earlier this month.
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Summary
Russia launched over 470 drones and 20 missiles against Ukraine, the largest attack since their invasion, according to Ukrainian media. The Ukrainian Air Force claims to have shot down 460 drones and 19 missiles in response. Russia allegedly hit an airfield in Rivne as retaliation for previous
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250610_02/
Date: June 10, 2025
Created: 2025/06/10 09:23
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:44
Last Read: 2025/06/10 11:14