IDF Staff Sgt. Michael Tyukin Killed by Hezbollah Drone Near Beaufort Castle — 12+ Lebanese Killed in Day 94 Strikes — Day 94

IDF Staff Sergeant Michael Tyukin, 21, of the Givati Brigade Reconnaissance Unit, was killed on June 1, 2026 (Day 94) in a Hezbollah explosive drone strike near Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, where Israeli forces had established positions after capturing the fortress the previous day. Four other IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in the same strike. Tyukin had emigrated to Israel from Ukraine with his mother in 2020. The IDF confirmed his death alongside continuing operations in southern Lebanon on Day 94. Separately, Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon killed at least 12 people and wounded 35 on June 1, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. Strikes hit sites in Nabatieh, Tyre, and areas around the Litani River where IDF ground forces were advancing. Lebanon's cumulative death toll since March 2 reached approximately 3,162+ killed. The simultaneous IDF losses and Lebanese civilian casualties on Day 94 highlighted the intensifying ground combat phase of Israel's Lebanon campaign, even as Iran suspended diplomatic talks citing Israeli ceasefire violations. NPR headlined the broader situation: 'Israel seizes strategic hilltop in Lebanon as U.S.-Iran talks remain in limbo.'