Russia Launches Major Missile And Drone Attack On Ukraine, Killing At Least 14 And Injuring Over 100
Russia conducted a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, targeting Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv. The assault killed at least 14 civilians and injured over 100, with significant damage to residential and infrastructure areas. Ukrainian officials confirmed the attack followed days of warnings about a potential major strike.
Where Sources Diverge
The number of casualties varies between sources, with some reporting 14 deaths and others reporting 10 or 9.
At least 14 civilians were killed and more than 100 others were wounded.
At least nine and wounded more than 60.
Killed at least five people and wounded dozens.
At least four people were killed in Kyiv and at least nine in Dnipro.
Killing at least 10 people and wounding about 100.
Killing at least 11 people.
The number of missiles and drones fired varies between sources, with some reporting 73 missiles and 656 drones.
Russia fired 73 missiles and 656 drones overnight on June 2.
Russia launches 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's air force.
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The Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by airborne, ground-based and seaborne long-range precision weapons, including air-launched hypersonic ballistic missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles
Russia launched one of its largest drone-and-missile attacks on Ukraine, striking cities across the country. At least four people were killed in Kyiv and at least nine in Dnipro, with dozens more injured. Ukraine's Air Force said Russia fired 73 missiles and 656 drones overnight on June 2.
Moscow launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight. At least 14 civilians were killed and more than 100 others were wounded. Residents crowded into the metro in an attempt to escape the bombardment.
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the goals of the strike were achieved
At least 13 people were killed and scores hurt throughout Ukraine following a massive missile and drone barrage on the country in the early hours of June 2.
The largest number of civilian casualties was recorded in the Belgorod, Kherson, Zaporozhye Regions, as well as in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Rodion Miroshnik said
Russia launches 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's air force.
Missiles and drones struck the cities of Kyiv and Dnipro, Ukrainian officials said. At least 10 people were killed.
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight Tuesday, killing at least 11 people and trapping others, authorities said. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were damaged in eight of Kyiv's districts.
A large-scale overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least four people and injured dozens, including children, Ukrainian officials said.
Russian drones and missiles pounded Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv and Dnipro early on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding about 100, authorities said, following days of warnings about Moscow’s plans for a major assault. Russia has targeted Ukraine’s power supply and infrastructure in a war now more than four years old, while Ukraine has stepped up attacks this year on Russian oil facilities. Both deny targeting civilians. Last week, the Kremlin warned that it intended “systematic strikes” on targets in Kyiv in response to a drone attack on a dormitory in Ukraine’s Russian-held region of Luhansk, which killed 21. Ukraine denied the attack. Photographs showed large explosions and plumes of smoke billowing over high-rise buildings in Kyiv, where overnight strikes killed four people and wounded 58, including children, according to the capital’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko. An explosion over the city during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 2, 2026. —Reuters “We couldn’t understand what was happening — some kind of apocalypse?” said Olha Mudra, speaking at the site of one strike, accompanied by her six-year-old daughter Natalia. “Everything was covered (with debris), everything in smoke, you could see nothing,” she added, as she stood in front of a destroyed residential building and damaged cars. A suspected missile strike on a 24-storey apartment building triggered a collapse, leaving people probably trapped under the rubble, Klitschko added, while a nine-storey apartment block was among other buildings set ablaze by suspected missile debris. “In the Obolon district, cars are burning after being struck by falling missile debris,” Klitschko said. “There are also fires at two locations in open areas, including one near a kindergarten.” An apartment building destroyed during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine June 2, 2026. —Reuters Thousands seeking shelter flooded into the Kyiv subway system early on Tuesday, witnesses said, some carrying belongings and mattresses, as the sound of defence systems repelling Russian attacks filled the air. More explosions were heard in the capital after dawn, a Reuters witness said. Warnings of a major attack Six people were killed and 36 injured in a missile and drone attack on the southeastern city of Dnipro and its surroundings, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said on the Telegram messaging app. All the injured were in hospital in moderate condition, he added, posting pictures of destroyed residential buildings, burnt-out vehicles and a damaged children’s playground. Air raid warnings sounded over much of the country early on Tuesday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s warnings the previous day of a possible major assault. “Intelligence warnings regarding Russian strikes remain in effect. A massive strike is possible. They have prepared one,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. Residents stand at a site of a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine June 2, 2026. —Reuters “Our defenders are ready 24/7 to the fullest extent possible with the supplies currently available.” In Ukraine’s northeastern region of Kharkiv, a child was among the 10 people injured in drone and missile attacks, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram. Russian regions also came under attack. The Ilsky oil refinery, in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar, caught fire after a drone attack, local authorities said on Telegram on Tuesday. In Russia’s Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, an 11-year-old boy was injured after a Ukrainian drone hit a home, local authorities said on Telegram. Russia downed a total of 148 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russian news agencies said, citing the defence ministry. Air defence systems were also repelling drone attacks over Sevastopol, a Russian naval fleet base, in Russia-occupied Crimea, authorities there said. A woman sits near an apartment building damaged during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine June 2, 2026. —Reuters Reuters could not independently verify all the reports. The Ukraine war has ground on since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Efforts to end it have made little progress, with the administration of US President Donald Trump focused on conflicts in the Middle East.
Russian air attacks on major Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv killed at least nine and wounded more than 60 early on Tuesday, authorities said, following days of warnings that Moscow was planning a major assault. Russia has targeted Ukraine’s power supply and infrastructure while Ukraine has stepped up attacks this year on Russian oil facilities in a war now more than four years old, sometimes causing casualties, but both deny targeting civilians. Five people were killed and 25...
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy had been warning residents for days that Russia was planning a major assault.
Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv hit, with apartment buildings among the targets according to officials, after president said intelligence predicted ‘massive strike’ Russian air raids on major Ukrainian centres including Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv killed at least five people and wounded dozens by early morning on Tuesday, authorities said. Four people were killed and 16 injured in a Russian attack on Dnipro, in Ukraine’s east, said the regional governor, Oleksandr Hanzha. All those injured were taken to hospital, he said, posting pictures of heavily damaged residential buildings, burnt-out vehicles and a destroyed children’s playground. Continue reading...
Russian air strikes hit several major Ukrainian cities early on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens as officials warned of a possible wider assault. Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv were among the hardest hit, with residential buildings damaged and thousands of residents sheltering underground amid ongoing air raid alerts.
Thousands of Kyiv residents ran for shelter following what officials said were ballistic missile strikes on the city centre.
At least 10 people were killed in Russian air attacks on major Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv overnight.
The Ukrainian air force said Russian forces had launched 265 combat drones in the barrage, and that its air defence units had downed 228 of the unmanned aerial vehicles