Revision History

Russia launched over 600 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine on June 1-2, 2026, killing at least 22 people in Kyiv and Dnipro and wounding more than 100 others in one of the deadliest attacks in months. The assault — which struck medical facilities, residential buildings, and a kindergarten — came as Ukraine faces acute shortages of Western air defense interceptors and as diplomatic negotiations remain stalled, raising questions about Moscow's use of mass civilian strikes as a coercive bargaining tool.