Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 16 and traps others in damaged buildings

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO
Updated 4:37 AM CDT, June 2, 2026
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 16 civilians and wounding more than 100 others, authorities said Tuesday.

The damage trapped some people under the rubble of apartment buildings. Emergency crews digging through the wreckage pulled out the body of a 3-year-old child and the bodies of a mother and her 8-year-old son in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, officials said.

The attack stretched from night into day and the boom of explosions reverberated across cities.

Kyiv residents had been on edge for days after Russia warned that a massive aerial attack was coming and warned foreign diplomats to leave the Ukrainian capital. None appeared to heed the call.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-drones-missiles-938c74b107d9bb8dc16b179d76125e50

[gab13by13]

1. In the spirit of giving both sides equal time,

Russia is using the cannon fodder strategy, throwing soldiers to the front lines with an 80% casualty rate.

Russia is now renting soldiers.

Ukraine is going to win this war, some people claim it has already won because of the damage it has done.

[dave99]

2. Time to Level Moscow, burn down Kremlin

[SamuelAdams]

3. This is despicable.

It's shameful that this administration is still standing by Putin.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Because Trump is such as simpleton who thinks Putin likes him

[Boomerproud]

7. I hear total crickets about these war crimes.

[maxsolomon]

4. State terror, plain and simple.

If Russia can't force Ukraine to surrender, they'll leave it a ruin. Damaged nuclear plants, destroyed dams, gutted industrial cities, devastated agricultural land laced with mines and UXO.

This summer will be murder.

[Attilatheblond]

5. Did Trump go to war in Iran, use up a lot of valuable arms on orders from Bibi or Vlad?

Both of those two seem to be reaping benefits.

Without adequate anti-missile missiles, we can't assure Ukraine or even NATO will have deterrents to Russian aggression. Once again, Vlad wins an advantage because he owns Trump.

Bibi gets another war to distract his people from his own serious legal problems.

And I still think Netanyahu has seen more of the Epstein files than anyone in the US Congress.