Russian Drones and Missiles Pound Ukraine, Killing 23; Zelenskyy Urgently Seeks Aid
Russia launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine on June 2, 2025, using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, killing at least 23 people and wounding 130. In his evening address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US and Europe for more military aid, stating that air defense supplies are insufficient to intercept most missiles.
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Russia launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine on Monday, using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, killing at least 23 people, wounding 130, and destroying several buildings. In his evening address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the United States and Europe for more military aid.
According to reports from AFP and Reuters, Kyiv authorities had recently warned that Russia was preparing a new wave of large-scale deadly airstrikes, sharply escalating the four-year war and dimming already faint hopes for peace.
The Ukrainian Air Force stated that from late Sunday to early Monday, Russia launched 73 missiles and 656 drones, of which 54 drones and 33 missiles breached Ukraine's multi-layered air defense systems.
Ukrainian authorities reported that a four-story apartment building in the southeastern city of Dnipro collapsed after being hit, killing 16 people, including two children, and injuring 42 others.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said seven people were killed and about 50 were injured in the capital.
An AFP reporter in Kyiv first heard air raid sirens on Sunday night, followed by a series of explosions that continued until Monday morning, as large numbers of residents carrying luggage and blankets streamed into metro stations for shelter.
In his address on Monday night, Zelenskyy described it as "an extremely brutal attack," noting that about 130 people were wounded. "Unfortunately, our current supply of air defense equipment is insufficient to shoot down most of the missiles," he said, warning that Russian forces might launch another wave of attacks overnight.
Zelenskyy used the occasion to reiterate his call for more military aid from the US and Europe.
France's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the attack, accusing Moscow of "completely disregarding" peace efforts. The United Nations stated that Moscow's "inflammatory rhetoric and continuous escalation of attacks must stop immediately."
According to reports from AFP and Reuters, Kyiv authorities had recently warned that Russia was preparing a new wave of large-scale deadly airstrikes, sharply escalating the four-year war and dimming already faint hopes for peace.
The Ukrainian Air Force stated that from late Sunday to early Monday, Russia launched 73 missiles and 656 drones, of which 54 drones and 33 missiles breached Ukraine's multi-layered air defense systems.
Ukrainian authorities reported that a four-story apartment building in the southeastern city of Dnipro collapsed after being hit, killing 16 people, including two children, and injuring 42 others.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said seven people were killed and about 50 were injured in the capital.
An AFP reporter in Kyiv first heard air raid sirens on Sunday night, followed by a series of explosions that continued until Monday morning, as large numbers of residents carrying luggage and blankets streamed into metro stations for shelter.
In his address on Monday night, Zelenskyy described it as "an extremely brutal attack," noting that about 130 people were wounded. "Unfortunately, our current supply of air defense equipment is insufficient to shoot down most of the missiles," he said, warning that Russian forces might launch another wave of attacks overnight.
Zelenskyy used the occasion to reiterate his call for more military aid from the US and Europe.
France's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the attack, accusing Moscow of "completely disregarding" peace efforts. The United Nations stated that Moscow's "inflammatory rhetoric and continuous escalation of attacks must stop immediately."