Russian Missile And Drone Barrage On Kyiv And Other Cities Kills At Least Nine
A nationwide Russian missile and drone barrage overnight into Tuesday, June 2, 2026, killed at least nine people and wounded dozens across Ukraine, officials said.[1]
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said four people were killed and at least 58 were injured in the capital, including two children.[1] Ukrainian authorities said Russia fired ballistic missiles at Kyiv, causing fires, power outages in several districts and trapping residents in damaged buildings.[1] Regional officials reported five people killed and 25 wounded, three seriously, in Dnipro, and Kharkiv reported 10 wounded, including a child.[1] President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to President Donald Trump and to Congress asking for more Patriot systems and missiles to counter the intensifying air attacks.[1]
On Friday, May 29, 2026, Zelenskyy said intelligence indicated Russia was preparing a "massive new strike" and he urged Ukrainians to heed air-raid alerts.[1] Ukrainian air force data analyzed by AFP show Russia launched a record 8,150 long-range drones in May 2026, up 24% from April, and that Ukraine intercepted about 90% of incoming drones and missiles.[1] Russian regional authorities said a Ukrainian drone strike killed one person in the Kursk region and that another drone caused a fire at an oil refinery in Krasnodar on the same night.[1]
An earlier MS NOW report said three people died in Kyiv and others were trapped in damaged buildings.[2] Officials later revised Kyiv's toll to four and said nationwide deaths had risen to nine.[1]
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- CBS reports that a nationwide Russian missile and drone barrage overnight into Tuesday, June 2, 2026, killed at least nine people and wounded dozens across Ukraine, raising the casualty count beyond earlier figures.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says four people were killed and at least 58 injured in Kyiv alone, including two children, in what he called a "mass enemy attack."
- Regional officials reported five people killed and 25 wounded (three seriously) in Dnipro, and Kharkiv reported 10 wounded, including a child, during the same wave of strikes.
- Ukrainian authorities say Russia used ballistic missiles against Kyiv, causing fires, power outages in several districts and trapping residents in damaged buildings.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday, May 29, 2026, that intelligence indicated Russia was preparing a "massive new strike" and has written to President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more Patriot systems and missiles to counter intensifying Russian air attacks.
- Russian regional authorities reported that, on the same night, a Ukrainian drone strike killed one person in the Kursk region and another drone caused a fire at an oil refinery in Krasnodar.
- Ukrainian air force data analyzed by AFP indicate Russia launched a record 8,150 long-range drones in May 2026 (up 24% from April), and Ukraine intercepted about 90% of incoming drones and missiles.
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- CBS reports that a nationwide Russian missile and drone barrage overnight into Tuesday, June 2, 2026, killed at least nine people and wounded dozens across Ukraine, raising the casualty count beyond earlier figures.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko now says four people were killed and at least 58 injured in Kyiv alone, including two children, during what he called a 'mass enemy attack'.
- Regional officials report five people killed and 25 wounded, three seriously, in Dnipro, and 10 wounded, including a child, in Kharkiv during the same wave of strikes.
- Ukrainian authorities say Russia used ballistic missiles against Kyiv, causing fires, power outages in several districts, and trapping residents in damaged buildings.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday, May 29, 2026, that intelligence indicated Russia was preparing a 'massive new strike' and urged Ukrainians to heed air-raid alerts.
- Zelenskyy has written to President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more Patriot systems and missiles to counter intensifying Russian air attacks, reiterating that Patriots can intercept Russian ballistic missiles.
- On the same night, a Ukrainian drone strike killed one person in Russia's Kursk region and another drone caused a fire at an oil refinery in Krasnodar, according to Russian regional authorities.
- Ukrainian air force data analyzed by AFP indicate Russia launched a record 8,150 long-range drones in May 2026, up 24% from April, with Ukraine intercepting about 90% of incoming drones and missiles.