Russia launches 656 drones, 73 missiles at Ukraine, 12 killed
Kyiv was the main target, with 58 people injured and 140.000 customers briefly cut off from electricity.
Russia struck several cities in Ukraine with 656 drones and 73 missiles overnight on Tuesday (2/6), killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens more. The Ukrainian Air Force said 602 drones and 40 missiles were destroyed or neutralized, but 38 locations were still hit. Kyiv was the main target. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported four people killed and 58 injured, including two children. The attack also hit Dnipropetrovsk, where eight people were killed, according to CNN Indonesia, and injured 10 people in Kharkiv. Power company DTEK said about 140.000 customers briefly lost electricity. Russia's Defense Ministry said the strikes targeted military-industrial facilities and energy and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian military.
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