Overview
- Ukraine’s air force said the barrage overnight into June 2 involved about 73 missiles and roughly 650–656 attack drones, and that the majority of drones but only about half of the missiles were intercepted.
- Officials reported at least nine to thirteen dead and dozens of wounded as strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv and other cities, with a multi‑story apartment block in Kyiv partially collapsing and rescue teams searching for people trapped under rubble.
- The assault damaged homes, medical facilities, schools and energy infrastructure, causing widespread power outages across several oblasts and forcing thousands into underground shelters.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian leaders renewed urgent appeals for anti‑missile interceptors, including Patriot systems, saying they face a shortage of interceptors for ballistic and cruise missiles.
- The attack forms part of a broader escalation of drone swarms and long‑range strikes that has prompted reciprocal Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy and border areas and raised risks of further civilian harm and diplomatic deadlock.