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Russian drone and missile strikes hit Kyiv, leaving dozens dead and hundreds injured

drone and missile strikes hit Kyiv, leaving dozens dead and hundreds injured ![Night attack on capital aftermath. Kyiv, Ukraine, 02 June 2026

Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 11 and traps others in damaged buildings

strike that hit a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. **Efrem Lukatsky/AP** Efrem Lukatsky/AP KYIV, Ukraine — Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones

Ukrainian drones strike a St. Petersburg oil terminal ahead of Putin visit

June 2026 Images: @shtukaanton - Anton Shtuka/NPR](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4672x4672+1168+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F54%2F26%2F20d90b6b421b83890f17c056cd1b%2Fdsc06029.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/06/02/nx-s1-5844159/ukraine-kyiv-russia-drone-missile-strikes) ### [The Picture Show](https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/) ### [Scenes from the aftermath of Russia's latest massive attack on Kyiv](https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/06/02/nx-s1-5844159/ukraine-kyiv-russia-drone-missile-strikes) The drones flew more than

Ukraine may have turned tide of Russian territorial gains, says think tank

missile carrier, a patrol boat and a tanker in the port of Primorsk in the Baltic Sea, also damaging the oil terminal. On May 5, Ukraine struck the Kirishinefteorgsintez in the Leningrad region. The Reuters

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drone strike on 14 May. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters At least 24 people, including three children, were [reported killed in yesterday’s Russian attacks on Kyiv](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/15/russian-attack-kyiv-ukraine-europe-live-updates-latest?page=with%3Ablock-6a06cc078f08f817fdb23e86#block-6a06cc078f08f817fdb23e86), Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said