Russia breaks silence on losing its fighter jets in Ukraine’s drone attacks, US expresses concerns due to…

Rubio has noted that US President Donald Trump’s call for continued direct dialogue between Russia and Ukraine to achieve a "lasting peace.

New Delhi: Tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue to escalate with each passing day. It has now been over three years since the two countries became embroiled in war. On Sunday, Ukraine carried out attacks on five Russian military airfields located in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions using FPV drones. The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the attacks in the Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions were thwarted.

TASS news agency, citing the Russian Defense Ministry, reported, “The Kyiv regime carried out a terrorist attack using FPV drones on airfields in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions. All terrorist attacks on military airfields in the Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions were successfully foiled. There were no reports of casualties among military personnel or civilians. Some individuals involved in the terrorist attacks have been detained. In the Murmansk and Irkutsk regions, several aircraft caught fire due to FPV drone attacks near military airfields. The fires have been extinguished.”

However, Russia has not provided any statement regarding the number of aircraft affected or specific details about the aircraft targeted in the drone attacks.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the prospects of resolving the conflict in Ukraine and the upcoming Russia-Ukraine talks scheduled to take place in Turkey on Monday.

In a statement on its website, Lavrov’s ministry said, “The situation related to the Ukraine crisis was discussed. S.V. Lavrov and M. Rubio also exchanged views on various initiatives aimed at resolving the Ukraine crisis, including the plan to resume direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul on June 2.”

Russia talks about retaliation

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has noted that US President Donald Trump’s call for continued direct dialogue between Russia and Ukraine to achieve a “lasting peace.” The US State Department said that during the conversation, Rubio expressed condolences over the deaths caused by the explosions on two bridges in various Russian regions near the Ukrainian border.

The Russian side emphasized that the matter would be thoroughly investigated by the competent authorities and the findings would be made public. Those found responsible would be identified and undoubtedly face appropriate punishment. Russian officials stated that at least seven people were killed and 69 injured when the two bridges were blown up on Saturday.