Russia launched one of its largest air strikes on Kyiv in over three years of war and struck a maternity ward in the southern city of Odesa, officials said.

Russia's UK ambassador said that Ukraine's recent drone attacks on airbases for nuclear bombers could escalate the conflict to "World War III" as he suggested that Britain was involved

A satellite view shows military aircraft, some sitting destroyed, at the Belaya air base, near Stepnoy, Irkutsk region, Russia, June 4, 2025, after Ukraine launched a drone attack, dubbed "Operation Spider's Web", targeting Russian strategic bombers during Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. 2025 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

To date, Kyiv has confirmed that 25 of the bombers have been damaged or destroyed in Operation Spiderweb, that was over one year in the planning.

Russia has been firing North Korean ballistic missiles against Kyiv in the deadly overnight barrages, the latest of which killed three people in Ukraine’s second-largest city, officials said. The attack on Wednesday morning saw the Kremlin fire 85 drones and one missile across 14 locations over the border,

At least two civilians were killed and 60 wounded in a major overnight drone attack on Kharkiv, as both sides intensify drone warfare amid stalled peace talks.