Moscow: Russia will respond to Ukraine's latest attacks as and when its military sees fit, the Kremlin stated, accusing Kyiv of state terrorism and confirming that President Vladimir Putin had communicated to Donald Trump that Moscow was obliged to retaliate.

According to Qatar News Agency, Ukraine used drones to strike Russian heavy bomber planes at air bases in Siberia and the far north over the weekend. Additionally, Russia accused Ukraine of blowing up rail bridges in the southern part of the country, resulting in the deaths of seven people.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, during his daily briefing with reporters, highlighted comments made by Putin regarding the railway attacks. "The president described the Kyiv regime as a terrorist regime, because it was the regime's leadership that consciously gave the order, the command, the order to blow up a passenger train. This is nothing other than terrorism at the state level. This is an important statement by the president," Peskov stated.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov noted that a Ukrainian attack on June 1st had damaged Russian military aircraft, which will be repaired. He clarified that "the equipment in question was not completely destroyed, but rather damaged and will be repaired."

Ukraine has targeted air bases in Siberia and northern Russia, where Moscow maintains heavy bombers as part of its Soviet-era strategic nuclear forces.