Russia Hammers Ukraine With 138 Drones – Officials Call It ‘Deliberate Terror’

Russian forces launched 138 Shahed strike UAVs and decoy drones of various types against Ukraine from 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, to Monday morning, June 16, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

The main direction of the strike was the Donetsk region, as per the report, shared via Telegram.

As of 8 a.m., air defenses had neutralized 125 Russian UAVs across the north, east, south, and center of Ukraine. Of these, 84 were shot down by fire, while 41 were suppressed or lost due to electronic warfare.

However, impacts were recorded in 10 locations, and drone debris fell in eight others.

The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, responded to the attack, saying:

“The Russians lie about everything. When they claim to have hit military targets, they are aiming at our homes and our people. This is a deliberate tactic of terror.”

Tkachenko reported that a Russian strike drone crashed in the private sector of Rusanivski Sady in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district. A crater was left at the crash site, but significant damage and casualties were “miraculously” avoided.

In Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, shopping pavilions were damaged, and debris from downed drones was also found in multiple locations, including Dniprovskyi district. Emergency services quickly responded.

Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said two people were injured in the overnight attack. One was hospitalized in serious condition, and a woman initially hospitalized was later treated as an outpatient.

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Kyiv’s mayor said a fire broke out at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, engulfing the Assumption Cathedral at the heart of the historic Orthodox monastery. He added that 140,000 households lost power as Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv killed four people and injured 25, including two children, causing widespread damage across nearly all districts of the capital.

Tkachenko added that the seriously injured person is a young man born in 2004.

Mykola Kalashnik, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration (OVA), reported on Telegram that air defense forces were active in the Kyiv region and successfully shot down Russian targets.

“One person was injured in the Obukhiv district. A 60-year-old man sustained lacerations to his hand and face. He received all necessary medical assistance on the spot and does not require hospitalization,” Kalashnik wrote.

The attack also damaged four private houses, several outbuildings, and a car.

In addition, Russian drones struck Zaporizhzhia, causing a fire at a local industrial facility. The head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA, Ivan Fedorov, confirmed on Telegram that emergency services were working at the scene. Preliminary reports indicate there were no casualties.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.