Ukraine Confirms 1,000-km Special Forces Drone Strike on Baltic Base

President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Special Operations Forces confirmed on Saturday, June 6, 2026, that domestic drone units completed a 1,000-kilometer deep strike operation targeting the Russian Baltic Fleet base at Kronstadt. The coordinated assault, executed by the SSO’s “Deep Strike” units alongside the Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), bypassed regional air defenses to ignite fires within the naval hub and navy ammunition arsenals near St. Petersburg.