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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

Putin says Russia will bolster air defenses in response to Ukrainian drone attacks

June 4, 2026. **Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo, Pool** Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo, Pool ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached

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

First Thing: China trip winds down but Trump-Xi Iran accord remains elusive

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

‘You can stop your war’: Zelenskyy’s open letter to Putin – in full

2026 – 21:20 Open Letter To the President of the Russian Federation From the President of Ukraine When you came to power in Russia more than 26 years ago, many people in Ukraine viewed