Destruction from Russia’s missile and drone strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2026

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UPDATE 1320 GMT:

The toll in Dnipro and Kyiv from Russia’s missile and drone strikes to at least 21 civilians murdered and more than 100 injured.

At least 15 people were killed, including two children and a first responder, and 37 injured in the city of Dnipro.

A three-year-old boy was buried and slain when a four-storey residential building collapsed. Six people are missing under the rubble.

Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov said the Russians used cluster munitions in built-up areas.

In Kyiv, at least six civilians were murdered and 79 injured.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has commented on the strikes:

An absolutely clear statement from Russia: if Ukraine is not protected from ballistic and other missile strikes, these attacks will continue. Europe needs its own anti-ballistic defense so that this war can finally be brought to an end. And assistance from the United States in supplying missiles for Patriot systems is absolutely necessary.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha added, “Putin is a war criminal and loser who has no cards except terror. Moscow is losing on the battlefield. No number of missiles can change this.”

ORIGINAL ENTRY: At least 11 civilians have been murdered and 105 injured by one of Russia’s largest missile and drone attacks during its 51-month full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Russians fired 73 missiles and 656 drones. Air defenses intercepted 40 missiles and 602 UAVs, but 30 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and 33 attack drones struck 38 locations.

At least four people were killed in Kyiv and 65 injured, including three children. In Dnipro in central Ukraine, eight civilians were slain and 36 wounded.

The first explosion was heard in the capital at around 1:30 a.m., just before an air raid alert was declared. Additional waves of explosions followed at 2:15 a.m., 4 a.m., and 7:20 a.m., with brief disruptions to the power supply.

In the Podilskyi district, a nine-story building collapsed after a double-tap strike. Victims may be trapped under the rubble.

Damage to 15-story and 24-story residential blocks was reported in the Solomianskyi district.

In Dnipro, low-rise buildings partially collapsed. Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov said 49 residential buildings were damaged, with seven “practically completely destroyed”.

At least 23 of the injured required hospitalization, including a 13-year-old girl.

Damage was also in multiple districts of Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv in the northeast of the country.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky warned last Friday that Russia was preparing a new mass attack, citing Ukrainian intelligence reports. He repeated the message on Saturday and Sunday, calling for vigilance:

A massive strike may happen — they have prepared it. Our defenders of the sky are ready 24/7, to the extent possible with the supplies currently available.

Last week Zelensky sent a letter to Donald Trump and the US Congress, highlighting the shortage of air defense systems, especially against ballistic missiles.