A Russian drone attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia early Saturday morning, June 6, killed two corporate employees and damaged local critical and industrial infrastructure. Fatalities at Zaporizhzhia enterprise Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, confirmed the civilian casualties following reports of early morning explosions in the city. Regional authorities had previously issued warnings regarding the approach of strike drones.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Emergency crews inspecting the impact sites discovered the bodies of two workers on the grounds of an affected enterprise. Assessments regarding the exact structural damage to the city’s industrial and critical infrastructure facilities remain ongoing.
Swarms of Combat and Decoy UAVs According to an official update from the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian military deployed a total of 272 unmanned assets during the overnight operation, which commenced on the evening of Friday, June 5. The strike package was launched from multiple directions inside Russia – including Oryol, Kursk, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Millerovo – as well as from Gvardiyske in Russian-occupied Crimea. To complicate tracking and exhaust anti-aircraft ammunition, the Russian military utilized a varied mix of equipment: Shahed loitering munitions, including jet-powered variants, Gerber and Italmas UAVs, “Banderol” loitering munitions and “Parodiya” decoy drones designed to simulate larger targets on radar screens.
