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Russian Missiles Hit Kyiv, 24-Story Block Collapses After Drone Retaliation

6/2/2026

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Russian missiles hit Kyiv, collapsing a 24-story apartment block and setting cars ablaze near a kindergarten.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a possible massive strike the night before, while Russia announced strikes on Kyiv’s military centers in retaliation for a drone attack on a Luhansk dormitory that killed 21 people.
Separate shelling wounded six civilians, including an 11-year-old girl, in the Kharkiv region and hit an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia.

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Russian missiles hit Kyiv, collapsing a 24-story apartment block and setting cars ablaze near a kindergarten.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a possible massive strike the night before, while Russia announced strikes on Kyiv’s military centers in retaliation for a drone attack on a Luhansk dormitory that killed 21 people.
Separate shelling wounded six civilians, including an 11-year-old girl, in the Kharkiv region and hit an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia.