Ukrainian drones reportedly attacked Russia’s Kursk Oblast overnight on 4 June.
Three unmanned aircraft were spotted over the city of Rylsk, according to the Russian Telegram channel Mash.
One drone fell on a private house in Rylsk, causing a fire. A 66-year-old woman was injured in the attack, oblast governor Alexander Khinshtein said.
Another Russian Telegram channel Shot wrote that local residents heard several explosions near Rylsk and the village of Krupets. Russian air defense shot down several unmanned aircraft, including FPV drones, the channel claimed.
Local Telegram channels published video footage showing a fire that allegedly resulted from the attack. No official information about casualties and damage was available.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that air defense systems shot down seven aircraft-type drones overnight. Four drones were destroyed over occupied Crimea. Two were shot down over Kursk Oblast. One drone was intercepted in Belgorod Oblast.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a Russian military command post in Rylsk on 31 January. The General Staff called this operation part of systematic work to destroy Russian command posts. The goal was to deprive Russia of the ability to coordinate combat operations and logistics effectively.
A water supply tower and treatment facilities were also targeted. The water supply system continued functioning despite the strikes, the governor said. Explosions were also heard in the village of Terekhivka.
Massive drone attacks hit Russia on 2 June. Explosions were heard in various Russian cities, including Lipetsk and Kursk.
This also comes after a successful Ukrainian Spiderweb operation on 1 June that targeted four Russian military airbases deep inside Russian territory. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) used 117 AI-powered FPV drones, smuggled into Russia hidden in trucks.
The attack reportedly destroyed and damaged over 40 strategic aircraft—including Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 bombers and A-50 radar planes—used in attacks on Ukrainian cities.
The operation inflicted an estimated $7 billion in damage, hitting about 34% of Russia’s strategic missile carriers at their bases.