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Massive Russian attack: Ukraine repels 642 of 729 targets

Russia launched a massive combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on June 2, 2026. Ukraine's air force said air defenses neutralized 642 of 729 aerial targets, including 40 cruise missiles.

Massive Russian attack: Ukraine repels 642 of 729 targets
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Russia attacked Ukraine with a massive combined strike of drones and cruise missiles overnight on June 2, 2026. Ukraine’s air force reported that air defenses neutralized 642 of 729 enemy aerial targets, including 40 missiles and 602 drones. Thirty ballistic missiles hit targets across the country, with the main focus of the attack on Kyiv.

In Kyiv, at least four people were killed and 58 wounded. In Dnipro, six people died and 33 were injured. According to the air force, Russian forces used Kh-101 and Kalibr cruise missiles, Iskander-M and Zircon ballistic missiles, as well as Shahed, Gerbera, and Itelmas drones.

Source: www.pravda.com.ua