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Russia Launches “Largest Aerial Assault” on Ukraine Since Full-Scale Invasion

HeadlineJun 30, 2025
Image Credit: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight Sunday, in what Kyiv is calling Russia’s largest aerial assault since its full-scale invasion. The attacks killed at least four civilians and targeted regions far from the frontlines, including in western Ukraine, prompting Poland and its NATO allies to scramble jets along the border. Separately, Ukraine’s Air Force said a pilot died when his F-16 jet crashed. Meanwhile, Russia’s military said it seized more settlements in Ukraine’s east, and for the first time, Russian forces have occupied a village in the east-central Dnipropetrovsk region. 

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