Russian military strikes Ukrainian drone launch site | 1 June 2025 | Moscow has successfully hit a Ukrainian long-range drone launch site in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkov Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The strike destroyed all of the launch pads, along with some 30 long-range kamikaze drones and eight military vehicles, it added. A short video shows a powerful blast rocking an area near the airfield where some installations were located. According to the ministry, a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile system was used in the strike. The news came amid reports of drone strikes across Russia.