Breaking: Russia Launches Massive Combined Aerial Attack on Ukraine—Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro Hit

Jun 02, 2026 03:16 Updated Jun 02, 2026 22:36

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Ivan Khomenko

News Writer

Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack against Ukraine on June 2, targeting multiple cities with attack drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles.

Air raid alerts were activated across much of the country as Russian forces launched waves of drones throughout the evening before expanding the attack overnight with missile strikes. Ukraine’s Air Force warned of incoming aerial threats, while monitoring groups reported activity by Russian Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic bombers.

Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia were among the cities affected.

Kyiv

Explosions were heard overnight in the capital as Ukrainian air defenses engaged incoming targets. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported several fires caused by falling debris.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported multiple fires and damage in several districts. In the Podilskyi district, a fire broke out on the grounds of a non-residential property. Debris also reportedly struck the roof of a nine-story residential building, causing a fire and damaging windows.

In the Obolonskyi district, falling missile debris set several vehicles on fire and sparked additional fires at two separate locations, including an area near a kindergarten.

Klitschko later reported a fire at a non-residential site in the Sviatoshynskyi district following the fall of debris. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, debris struck a non-residential building, causing a fire on the second and third floors.

Additional damage was reported in the Darnytskyi district, where debris ignited a fire on the grounds of a gas station.Power outages were reported in parts of the Podilskyi, Obolonskyi, and Sviatoshynskyi districts.

In the Solomianskyi district, debris believed to be from a missile struck a 15-story residential building, damaging its upper floors. Authorities also reported a separate fire at a private house after suspected drone debris fell onto the grounds of a private property.

According to Klitschko, a second strike hit the nine-story residential building in the Podilskyi district, causing a partial structural collapse. Emergency responders said people could be trapped beneath the rubble.

Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko later reported that one person had been killed in the attack. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko subsequently said that 28 people had been injured, including a three-year-old child. Twenty-one of the wounded were hospitalized, while the others received outpatient treatment or medical assistance at the scene.

In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a missile struck a 24-story residential building, causing a fire between the fourth and fifth floors. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene.

In the Holosiivskyi district, falling debris caused a fire at a clinic building. Klitschko later reported that the second and third floors of the facility had partially collapsed as a result of the strike and subsequent fire. Additional vehicle fires were also reported in an open area following another debris impact.

UPD. As of 9 am, Klitschko reported that the number of injured as a result of a Russian strike on Kyiv increased to 65, including three children. 38 people were hospitalized, and a Russian strike killed 7.

Kharkiv

Kharkiv came under a combined Russian attack overnight involving 15 attack drones and two missiles, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov. Russian strikes were recorded in four districts of the city: Osnovianskyi, Slobidskyi, Nemyshlianskyi, and Kyivskyi.

The Osnovianskyi district sustained the largest number of strikes. According to Terekhov, the attacks damaged private homes, administrative buildings, the grounds of a preschool facility, and other civilian infrastructure.

In the Slobidskyi district, a multi-story residential building, vehicles, and street lighting infrastructure were damaged.

A drone strike in the Nemyshlianskyi district damaged an office building and sparked a fire. In the Kyivskyi district, Russian strikes hit the grounds of industrial enterprises. According to Terekhov, at least 10 people were injured in the attack, including one child.

Dnipropetrovsk region

In the city of Dnipro, regional military administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported that part of a two-story residential building was destroyed following the attack. A fire broke out at the site as emergency crews responded to the aftermath.

Hanzha later said the death toll had risen to five. According to Hanzha, 25 people were injured in the attack. Twenty-three were hospitalized, including a 13-year-old girl whose condition was reported as moderate. Three of the wounded were in serious condition.

The attack also damaged several apartments in a four-story residential building. In the city of Kamianske, authorities reported fires in both a single-story and a five-story residential building. Emergency services continued efforts to extinguish the fires and assess the extent of the damage.

UPD. As of 9:35 am, Hanzha reported that the death toll from a Russian airstrike had increased to 8 people, including a 2-year-old child. In total, 35 people were injured, 20 of them hospitalized.

UPD2. As of 11:52 am, the number of casualties from a Russian airstrike on Dnipro increased to 11. The strike injured 37 people, 22 of them are hospitalized.

Zaporizhzhia

Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration head Ivan Fedorov said Russian strikes damaged critical and industrial infrastructure facilities.

One strike was reported late on June 1, while another occurred shortly after midnight. According to Fedorov, an industrial facility was among the targets hit during the attack.

Fedorov later said Zaporizhzhia was under a “massive enemy attack,” reporting at least 20 strikes on the regional center using various types of weapons. The extent of the damage and possible casualties was still being determined at the time of publication.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces launched attack drones throughout June 1 before expanding the operation overnight with additional missile strikes. Air defense alerts remained active across several regions as Ukrainian forces responded to the attack.

Earlier, Russian forces launched more than 700 missiles and drones within a 24-hour period. The strikes killed at least 16 people in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and other cities, while emergency workers in the capital were targeted in a double-tap attack during rescue operations.

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