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Russian strikes bury, kill dozens in cities across Ukraine

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Ed McCambridge
June 2, 2026

In one of Russia's worst attacks since the war began 4 years ago, hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles targeted major Ukrainian cities on Monday night.

Rescue crews in Dnipro search the rubble for survivors in the aftermath of an overnight Russian missile and drone barrage on cities across Ukraine.

Residents in the capital, Kyiv, described the large-scale attack as one of the worst of the war so far.

Moscow called the attack retaliation for a Ukrainian strike on a student dorm in Russian-controlled Luhansk last month that killed 21 people.

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