Russia launches massive missile attack on Ukraine: 17 killed and nearly 100 wounded

Russian military launched a massive missile and drone strike against Ukraine in the early morning hours of 2 June. Six people were killed in Kyiv and eleven people, including two children, lost their lives in Dnipro. Ukrainian President Zelensky reported that a total of 73 missiles and 656 drones were fired during the night.

Russian military launched a large-scale missile and drone strike against Ukraine in the early morning hours of 2 June, killing at least 17 people and wounding nearly 100. The attack hit multiple cities across the country, causing severe damage to residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.

Kyiv and Dnipro hit hardest

Six people were killed in the attack in Kyiv with over 60 wounded. Multi-storey apartment buildings sustained serious damage. The situation in Dnipro was even more devastating – eleven people, including two children, lost their lives there, and 37 were wounded. A four-storey apartment building in the city was partially destroyed.

Zelensky: 73 missiles and 656 drones

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Russia used a total of 73 missiles and 656 drones during the night strike. In addition to Kyiv and Dnipro, strikes also hit cities in the Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv and Khmelnytsky regions.

One of the largest attacks of the war

This was one of the largest single-night attacks Russia has carried out against Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion. The strike occurred at a time when the international community continues negotiations over arms aid and possible peace efforts.