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

People react as they look at the site of a Russian missile strike that hit a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption KYIV, Ukraine โ€” Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight, killing at least 11

Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 11 and traps others in damaged buildings
NPR News โ€” 1 June 2026
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People react as they look at the site of a Russian missile strike that hit a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption

KYIV, Ukraine โ€” Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight, killing at least 11 people, injuring dozens and trapping others, authorities said on Tuesday.

Russia unleashed 73 missiles and 656 drones across Ukraine, according to the country's air force, with the main targets including Kyiv, the central city of Dnipro, and the eastern cities of Poltava, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed and suppressed 40 missiles and 602 drones.

Hits of 30 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and 33 drones were recorded at at least 38 locations. Debris from destroyed drones fell on 15 locations, the air force said.

At least four people were killed in Kyiv and 58 people were injured, including three children, Ukraine's state emergency service said in a statement on Telegram. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were damaged in eight of Kyiv's districts.

In the central Dnipropetrovsk region, at least six people were killed and 36 others injured after Russian strikes hit the city of Dnipro, according to the emergency service. A second attack as first responders arrived at the scene killed one rescuer.

In Kharkiv, at least 14 people were injured and residential homes, garages and cars were damaged.

A two-story residential building and part of a four-story apartment block were damaged, with people trapped beneath the rubble of the larger building.

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