Pakistan, June 6 -- MOSCOW - Russia confirmed on Friday that its forces launched a large-scale missile and drone strike on Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions overnight. The move, according to Moscow, was in direct response to what it described as recent "terrorist acts" carried out by Ukraine.

The strikes came after a deadly incident last weekend, where a bridge in western Russia was bombed as a train carrying 388 passengers passed underneath. Seven people died and over 150 were injured. Though Kyiv has not claimed responsibility, Russia blamed Ukraine for the attack and promised to retaliate.

According to Russia's Defence Ministry, the overnight operation targeted Ukrainian military-related sites, including drone assembly units, missile ...