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Russian rocket and drone barrages rocked parts of Ukraine overnight, sidesplitting 4 and wounding dozens, officials said Tuesday (June 2, 2026), the latest attacks successful a warfare with nary extremity successful sight.
The decease toll from the strikes roseate to three, metropolis authorities said, arsenic officials continued to measure the harm from a rocket barrage.
“Three radical person present been confirmed killed successful Kyiv,” Tymur Tkachenko, caput of Kyiv’s metropolis subject medication posted connected Telegram.
AFP journalists heard aggregate explosions successful the superior Kyiv, arsenic authorities successful the metropolis said Russia was utilizing ballistic missiles.
Moscow, which invaded Ukraine much than 4 years ago, has bombarded its neighbour astir regular and Kyiv has regularly retaliated, arsenic talks to extremity Europe's deadliest struggle since World War II stay stalled.
The onslaught came days aft Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia was preparing a "massive caller strike" connected the country.
"Explosions successful the city. Air defence forces are working! Stay successful shelters!" Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said successful a Telegram post.
Residents rushed to shelters clutching bags and blankets, AFP journalists observed, arsenic a ample plume of fume emanated from Kyiv's metropolis centre.
The strikes wounded 14 radical and acceptable disconnected fires successful assorted areas of the city, Mr. Klitschko said, adding that powerfulness was retired successful respective districts.
Tymur Tkachenko, the caput of Kyiv's City Military Administration, said "the force is striking with ballistic missiles".
There were besides deadly attacks successful the east.
A Russian onslaught connected the metropolis of Dnipro killed 4 radical and wounded 16 others — respective of whom were captious — section politician Oleksandr Ganzha said.
Ten people, including a child, were wounded successful the metropolis of Kharkiv, according to the mayor, Igor Terekhov.
‘Protect your lives’
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone onslaught killed 1 idiosyncratic successful Russia's Kursk, adjacent the Ukrainian border, determination politician Alexander Khinshtein said.
"We person quality accusation astir Russia preparing a caller monolithic strike," Mr. Zelenskyy said connected Friday (May 29, 2026), calling for radical to "protect your lives".
"Please wage attraction to aerial alerts, support your lives. Our services are moving efficiently and are prepared; the Air Force and different defenders of our skies volition beryllium connected work 24/7, arsenic always."
The Ukrainian President has reiterated his telephone to allies to let and concern the proviso of Patriot missiles, which tin intercept Russian ballistic missiles.
He wrote to U.S. President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress past week asking for Patriot systems to respond to the intensifying Russian aerial attacks.
Ukraine has besides stepped up its strikes connected occupied territories and connected Russia successful retaliation for the regular Russian bombardments.
U.S.-mediated efforts to negociate an extremity to the struggle person stalled since the outbreak of warfare successful West Asia, which is taking up Washington's attraction and resources.
