A massive Russian attack against Ukraine in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday 2 June, caused thirteen victims (but the toll is provisional), including four in the capital Kiev, which was hit by ballistic missiles, according to Ukrainian authorities. Moscow has targeted Ukraine’s infrastructure and electricity networks. The images show large explosions and columns of smoke rising above Kiev’s skyscrapers.
On Monday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of the possibility of an imminent and large-scale Russian attack, urging people to pay attention to the warnings. “The intelligence warnings about Russian attacks remain valid. A massive attack is possible, they have prepared one,” he said in his evening video message.
¡ESCALOFRIANTE!
Russia has committed a massive and brutal attack against Kiev.In a previous offensive, Russia launched dozens of missiles and drone strikes directly over the Ukrainian capital.
Explosions and impacts are reported in multiple areas of Kiev abroad… https://t.co/zxKVsIoMCI pic.twitter.com/ibgxSdU4X6
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“The death of four people in the capital has been confirmed,” Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitchko said on Telegram. It also reported 51 injuries, including three children, following attacks on several neighborhoods in the urban agglomeration. “The enemy is attacking with ballistic missiles, the head of the capital’s military administration, Tymour Tkatchenko, had previously warned on Telegram.
🕯️ 4 killed, 5 injured in Russian strike on a residential building in Dnipro, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said.
All those wounded have been hospitalized in moderate condition.
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After the missile explosions were heard, residents rushed to shelters, loaded with bags and blankets, through the streets of Kiev, where a tall column of smoke rose.
In the eastern part of the country, in Dnipro, authorities reported five dead and 25 injured. “The toll of the Russian attack on Dnipro continues to worsen”, underlined the head of the military administration of the region, Oleksandr Ganja.
Russia launches a series of tactical strikes on Ukrainian military infrastructure
Witnesses report power outages in Kiev, while industrial plants and power stations in other cities were also reportedly struck, including a company that manufactures gunpowder and explosives. pic.twitter.com/B1O9XzkrtC
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Ten people were also injured in Kharkiv, also in eastern Ukraine, including a child, as mayor Igor Terekhov reported on Telegram. The city was “attacked by 15 drones and two missiles”, he specified. On the Russian side, a civilian was killed in the Kursk region, near the border, in a Ukrainian drone attack, local governor Aleksandr Khinchtein said. A fire broke out at the Ilski refinery in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region following a drone attack, according to the region’s operational headquarters.
A 9-storey building collapses in Kiev
In Kiev, in the Podilskyi neighborhood, a nine-story building collapsed following an attack: there may be people trapped under the rubble. The mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitali Klitschko reports this on his Telegram channel: “In the Podilskyi district, a partial collapse of some structures occurred following the repeated impact of a missile on a 9-storey residential building. Furthermore, according to initial information, debris fell on the roof of another 9-storey residential building, causing a fire and damaging the window glass.”
In Solomyanskyi district, the mayor reports, debris hit the upper floors of a 15-story residential building, and a fire broke out in a 24-story building at the height of the seventh and eighth floors. Due to falling debris, a building also caught fire in a non-residential area. According to initial information, fires due to falling debris affected two private homes.