Civilian Toll Mounts as Russian Strikes Ravage Kyiv and Dnipro, Marking Third Major Attack in Three Weeks
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- •At least 18 civilians were killed and over 100 wounded in Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and Dnipro on June 1, 2026.
- •The attack on Kyiv was the third major assault on the city in three weeks, causing widespread destruction and panic among residents.
- •Civilians, including Olha Mudra and her six-year-old daughter Natalia, described the chaos and terror as smoke, debris, and darkness engulfed the city.
- •Thousands in Kyiv sought shelter in metro stations, transforming them into temporary living spaces as air raid alerts blared across the city.
Kyiv, Ukraine – June 2, 2026: The early hours of June 1, 2026, brought another wave of devastation to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, as a massive explosion rocked an apartment building, leaving residents like Olha Mudra and her six-year-old daughter Natalia grappling with terror and uncertainty. The blast, part of Russia’s latest large-scale missile and drone attack, marked the third such assault on the city in just three weeks. Speaking to Reuters amidst the chaos, Mudra described the harrowing scene: “There was smoke everywhere, you couldn’t see anything. We couldn’t understand what was happening — some kind of apocalypse?” The attack, which lit up the night sky with explosions, underscored the relentless toll of a war now entering its fifth year.
