Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Kill at Least 22 Across Ukraine
At least 22 people were killed and over 100 injured following a large-scale Russian missile and drone assault on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. The strikes caused extensive damage to residential homes, garages, and cars, with rescuers pulling victims from the rubble in the capital and Kharkiv. In response, Ukrainian forces launched counter-strikes against strategically important Russian oil infrastructure. The Kremlin described the operation as "systematic strikes" in retaliation for a Ukrainian attack on a student dormitory in occupied eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, President Zelenskyy has appealed to Donald Trump for increased U.S. air defense support, as officials warn that a shortage of Western systems has left the capital vulnerable to escalating Russian aggression.
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Zelenskyy asks Trump to send missiles after Russian strikes across Ukraine | Ukraine | The Guardian
A resident inspects a destroyed car at the site of a Russian strike in Dnipro. Photograph: Reuters · In Kharkiv, at least 15 people were injured and residential homes, garages and cars were damaged. Another air alert rang out across Kyiv later on Tuesday morning, forcing residents to return ...
Massive Russian attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities kills 22 people, officials say, as Moscow escalates fighting | PBS News
Left: A resident stands at a site ... missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 2, 2026. Photo by Reuters stringer · With a stalemate in Ukraine and discontent at home, Putin seems ready to escalate his war ... Zelenskyy asks Trump for more U.S. air defense help against Russian missile attacks, Kyiv says ... Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis ...
Kyiv picks up the pieces after another attack by Russia – photo essay | Ukraine | The Guardian
On Monday night residents faced the third heavy assault on Ukraine’s capital in less than a month, as Putin appears to be trying to take advantage of a shortage of US-made air defence systems
The Kremlin said on Tuesday it was carrying out the "systematic strikes" it had pledged after accusing Kyiv of a deadly attack on a student dormitory in an occupied part of eastern Ukraine in late May. Kyiv said it had hit a Russian military unit.
More than a dozen people were killed and hundreds more inured after an overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones targeted the Ukrainian capital. Russia had previously warned that it intended “systematic strikes” on targets in Kyiv linked to Ukraine’s military, urging foreigners ...
Russia launches 'horrific' drone, missile strikes on Ukraine, killing 17: Officials - ABC News
This photograph shows smoke billowing during missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2, 2026. ... LONDON -- At least 17 people were killed and more than 100 people injured in a large-scale overnight Russian missile and drone strike on Ukraine, officials said, with the capital Kyiv the main ...
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