Large-scale drone attacks hit Russia and occupied Ukrainian territories, while Ukraine intercepts numerous Russian drones.

Russian regions and temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine experienced a large-scale drone attack on the night of June 5-6, resulting in fires at oil depots and damage to port infrastructure in Mariupol and Kronstadt. Concurrently, Ukraine's air defense forces reported shooting down or suppressing 249 out of 272 Russian drones launched in an overnight attack that began on June 5. As of 08:00 UTC on June 6, 2026, these drones were destroyed or suppressed across northern, southern, and eastern Ukraine.