Russia's biggest drone attack on Ukraine: Red alarm level!

Russia's biggest drone attack on Ukraine: Red alarm level!

Riwne, Ukraine - On June 9, 2025, Ukraine has experienced the biggest drone attack since the beginning of the current conflict with Russia. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, an incredible 479 drones and 20 marching aircraft were used. Fortunately, the Ukrainian defense forces were able to intercept 460 drones and 19 marching aircraft. Nevertheless, there was a stroke in ten different locations in Ukraine, the damage of which is currently unclear. This has established a new record of aggression on the part of Russia, but follows a similar attack on June 1, in which 472 drones were already involved. [Tt] reports that the situation remains tense.

The West Ukrainian region of Riwne was particularly affected. Here the Mayor Oleksandr Tretjak reported the attack as the largest to his region so far. The Polish government promptly reacted to the drone attacks by mobilizing its Air Force and allied states to send fighter jets for securing airspace. This shows not only the international interest in the stability of the region, but also the previous entanglements in the military conflicts. [Derwest] informs that the attacks may be related to a planned exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine, which was originally scheduled for the past weekend, but is now expected for the coming week.

strategic dimension of attacks

The latest attacks seem to have a strategic component that is observed by many experts. Russian military representatives underline that these attacks serve to put pressure on Ukraine and to demonstrate the military ability to act. This is additionally reinforced by the reports of Ukrainian counter -offensive, which have been performing more than 40 drone attacks on Russian territory in the past two weeks, including attacks in the border regions of Brjansk, Belgorod, Kaluga and Kursk. [Tagesschau] assembles this context, where it is also mentioned that the Ukraine offensive is successfully progressing and control over 1,200 square kilometers and 90 towns has been recaptured.

The Ukrainian President Selenskyj praised the courage of his troops, who endeavor to bear the war behind the Russian borders. At this point, the position of the US Pentagon is also clear, which reports that Russia has difficulty reacting to the offensive strategy of Ukraine. At the latest now it becomes clear that the conflict does not only in Ukraine, but also at the geopolitical level. It is interesting that the Russian secret service SVR suspected that the offensive was prepared with the support of western secret services, even if there are no concrete evidence of this.

The information situation is
The development remains exciting. In the coming weeks, the situation could continue to worsen, especially with regard to the planned exchange of prisoners of war. It remains to be seen how the situation will develop and what further steps the countries involved will take.