Russian and US foreign ministers hold phone call regarding Ukraine's attacks on Russia.
The Russian and US foreign ministers discussed Kyiv's attacks on Russian civilian and military facilities.
On June 1st, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Just one day before scheduled talks in Türkiye, two bridges in Russia's Bryansk and Kursk border regions collapsed, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens. According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the incidents were caused by sabotage.
Later that same day, drones targeted military airfields in the Murmansk Region in the north, the Ivanovo and Ryazan regions in western Russia, the Irkutsk Region in Siberia, and the Amur Region in the Far East.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Rubio "expressed his sincere condolences regarding the civilian casualties resulting from the bombings of railway infrastructure in the Bryansk and Kursk regions on June 1."
Lavrov said the attacks would be thoroughly investigated and "the results will be announced in the very near future."
"Those who are guilty will be identified and will certainly face appropriate punishment."
Lavrov and Rubio also "exchanged views on various initiatives related to a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis," including the upcoming Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul scheduled for June 2.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said Rubio "reiterated President Trump's call for continued direct talks between Russia and Ukraine to achieve a lasting peace."
In response to Ukrainian attacks, Russia launched several retaliatory strikes targeting Ukrainian defense industry facilities, as well as military staging areas and arms depots. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, most of the attacks were successfully repelled, with some causing material damage.
Ukrainian media claimed that these attacks were part of a "historic" operation codenamed "Spiderweb." According to reports, the attacks had been prepared for over a year and a half and targeted Russia's "strategic air force."
