Ukrainian Attack on Russian Strategic Bombers Raises Level of Risk: US Envoy

Satellite imagery has suggested that some Russian strategic bombers were severely damaged.

In this still image from a video, smoke rises after what local officials called a drone attack on a military unit in the Usolsky district of the Irkutsk region, Russia, on June 1, 2025. Governor of Irkutsk Region Igor Kobzev via Telegram/Reuters

A massive Ukrainian drone attack on military airbases inside Russia has caused increased risk, Keith Kellogg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy for Ukraine, has said.

“I’m telling you, the risk levels are going way up,” Kellogg told Fox News on June 3. “I mean, what happened this weekend.”