Russian drone attack kills 5 in Ukraine

Published June 5th, 2025 - 07:12 GMT
Pryluky, Chernihiv region
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on June 5, 2025 a rescuer extinguishes a fire following a drone strike in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE / AFP)

ALBAWABA - A Ukrainian official said in a statement that drone strikes carried out by Russia led to the killing of five people in the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluky. Six others were injured in the Russian attack.

"Five people have been reported dead, including two women and a one-year-old child, who were found under the rubble," Vyacheslav Chaus, a Chernigiv regional official, posted via Telegram.

"The explosions damaged houses in a residential area," he mentioned.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Moscow will respond to Ukraine's major drone attack on Russian airbases, US President Donald Trump said after a phone call with the Russian counterpart on Wednesday.

 Trump wrote on Truth Social: "President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields."

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