Russia struck Ukraine with a combined missile and drone barrage overnight on June 2, killing at least 22 people and wounding 130 others, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed. The assault included a record eight 3M22 Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missiles, traveling at Mach 9, none of which were intercepted, and marked the first time those weapons were deployed from a northern launch corridor, in addition to traditional deployment sites.
Ukraine’s Air Force said Russian forces fired 73 missiles and 656 attack drones. Of 729 aerial assets detected, 642 were downed or neutralized, but 33 missiles and 33 drones struck 38 locations nationwide. Russia’s defense ministry said it targeted military production sites in Kyiv with high-precision weapons. Multiple residential buildings were among the structures hit.
More than 500 personnel of the State Emergency Service have been involved in dealing with the aftermath of Russia’s overnight attack on our cities and communities. The main strike was on Kyiv, where dozens of residential buildings and other purely civilian infrastructure were… pic.twitter.com/EhcQ5yIKQU
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 2, 2026
Yurii Ihnat, head of communications for Ukraine’s Air Force, said the Zircons were launched from Russia’s Kursk Oblast during the first attack wave, a departure from all previous Zircon strikes launched exclusively from occupied Crimea.
Russian forces had redeployed K-300P Bastion-P coastal missile systems northward, Ihnat said. Air defenses intercepted 11 of 33 Iskander-M ballistic missiles. The remaining 22 were not shot down.
In Dnipro, the final death toll reached 16 once rescue operations concluded, including two children. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported seven killed and 89 wounded in the capital. Power company DTEK said the attack cut electricity to 140,000 Kyiv residents.
Zelenskyy called on partners to accelerate Patriot interceptor deliveries. Lockheed Martin produces roughly 600 Patriot interceptors per year, Zelenskyy said, while over the past 10 days Russian forces fired more than 60 ballistic missiles at Ukraine, a rate matching the entire monthly U.S. output.
Zelenskyy sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress last week requesting additional systems. He had not received a response as of Monday. “According to our intelligence, another large-scale attack may occur tonight,” he said.
