Russian and Ukrainian Strikes Kill at Least 10 on Both Sides of Border

Russian missile and drone barrages struck Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding dozens, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine's air force reported that Russia launched 656 drones and 73 missiles. Air defenses intercepted 40 missiles and 602 drones, but 38 sites were hit.

Kyiv was the main target. Local officials said ballistic missiles struck residential buildings, set fires, and cut electricity to 140,000 residents. Utility crews later restored power to 110,000 customers.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said four people were killed and at least 58 others, including two children, were wounded. Residents rushed to shelters as smoke rose from the city center. "Explosions in the city.

Air defense forces are working! " — Vitali Klitschko, June 2, 2026. Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's City Military Administration, said the city was struck with ballistic missiles. In Dnipro, officials reported five deaths and 25 injuries, three of them serious.

A second wave of strikes killed one rescuer responding to the first attack. Ten people, including a child, were wounded in Kharkiv, according to the mayor. A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person in Russia's Kursk region, and another drone started a fire at an oil refinery in Krasnodar.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Europe to build its own anti-ballistic defenses and urged the United States to supply more Patriot missiles. He said the attacks show Russia is running out of options on the battlefield. "Putin is a war criminal and loser who has no cards except terror.

" — Andriy Sybiga, June 2, 2026. " Russia has launched daily attacks on Ukraine since 2022.