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At least 18 people killed after massive Russian strikes on Ukraine

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 514 words · By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi
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What to know about At least 18 people killed after massive Russian strikes on Ukraine

The latest attacks which have left at least 18 people dead and 116 injured, come days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia was preparing a "massive new strike" on the country.

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What happened

The latest attacks which have left at least 18 people dead and 116 injured, come days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia was preparing a "massive new strike" on the country.

Why it matters

Russian missile and drone barrages rocked parts of Ukraine overnight, killing 18 people and wounding dozens, Ukrainian authorities reported early Tuesday as emergency services began to assess the damage from the Russian strikes across the country.

Common ground

In Kyiv, multiple explosions were heard, setting off fires in various areas of the city.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person in Russia's Kursk, near the Ukrainian border”
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Claim 2: “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia was preparing a "massive new strike" on the country”
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Three independent web search results confirm that President Zelenskyy warned of a 'massive new strike' based on intelligence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — According to Ukrainian government officials and news sources, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has survived dozens of assassination and kidnapping attempts by Russian or pro-Russian agents dur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Volo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 20 May 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy was inaugurated as the sixth president of Ukraine, commencing his first and currently only term, which is still ongoing due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Volodymyr_Zele…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine. He took office five years afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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Claim 3: “Russia carried out Tuesday's attacks using ballistic missiles, according to Tkachenko.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Russian authorities/officials stated ballistic missiles were used in the Tuesday attacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv overnight, according to local officials. Authorities said Russia used ballistic missiles in the attack, while air defence systems were activated across the capit…
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/02/kyiv-residents-she…
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web search NEUTRAL — He added that Russia had used 70 missiles and 450 drones in the overnight attacks.The attacks on Tuesday lasted throughout the night. Late in the morning, air raid sirens sounded again in Kyiv, warnin…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/world/europe/ukraine-miss…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Tuesday morning, he said Russia had launched 656 strike drones and 73 missiles of various types - ballistic, cruise, and anti-ship - in the overnight attack.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y8nq8ljqwo
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Claim 4: “a Russian attack in the city of Dnipro left four people dead, by late Tuesday morning the death toll had risen to at least 12 people dead and 37 injured.”
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A report from June 2, 2026, explicitly states that Russian overnight strikes killed 12 people and wounded at least 37 in Dnipro.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 19 February and concluded on 27 May 2015 with the final at National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland to decide the champions of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014–15_UEFA_Europa_League_kno…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Russo-Ukrainian war, the Russian Armed Forces have launched several missile attacks over the city of Dnipro in Ukraine. These have led to more than one hundred fatalities and about one thou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro_strikes_(2022–present)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The siege of Mariupol began on 24 February 2022, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and lasted until 20 May. It saw fighting between the Russian Armed Forces (alongside the Donetsk People's R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Mariupol
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Claim 5: “Last week, he wrote to US President Donald Trump and the US Congress, asking for Patriot systems”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding a letter to Donald Trump and Congress specifically requesting Patriot systems in the context of this event.
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Claim 6: “Power was knocked out in several districts of the Ukrainian capital”
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Web search results confirm that fires and attacks led to power outages in several districts of the capital, including reports of emergency outages on the left bank.
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web search NEUTRAL — During the Russo-Ukrainian war winter attacks on district heating and electricity in Ukraine caused crises for energy in Ukraine. A Ukrainian firefighter ...Background · Crisis · Impact · Responses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_energy_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · As previously reported, on June 22, power outages occurred in the Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts of Kyiv due to an accident. pixel. Top ...
https://www.ukrinform.net/amp/rubric-emergencies/4137448-eme…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · DTEK and Yasno have reported emergency power outages on the left bank of Kyiv. Residents of the capital are asked to use electricity ...
https://censor.net/en/news/4010150/emergency-power-outages-o…
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Claim 7: “In Kyiv, multiple explosions were heard, setting off fires in various areas of the city.”
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Reports from June 1 and June 2, 2026, confirm multiple explosions and fires across various districts of Kyiv following a Russian attack.
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web search NEUTRAL — List of strikes ; 28 July 2025, Russian airstrikes against Kyiv. Damage to a residential building and several cars in the Darnytskyi District, but no fires. 8 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_strikes_(2022–present)
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... Russia strikes all districts of Kyiv, igniting fires across the Ukrainian capital, after a large overnight attack injured at least 11 people and ...
https://www.facebook.com/ArabNews/posts/breaking-kyiv-under-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 · After the dozens of explosions that shook Kyiv overnight, several sites were still on fire on Tuesday morning. At least six people were killed, ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/world/europe/ukraine-war-…
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Claim 8: “By late Tuesday morning the death toll has risen to at least six people and 66 injured [in Kyiv].”
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Web search results from June 2, 2026, specifically state that by late Tuesday morning, the death toll in Kyiv rose to at least six people and 66 injured.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014–15 Dynamo Kyiv season was Dynamo's 25th Ukrainian Premier League season, and their second season under manager Serhii Rebrov. During the season, Dynamo competed in the Ukrainian Premier Leagu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015–16_FC_Dynamo_Kyiv_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko (; Ukrainian: Віталій Володимирович Кличко [wiˈtɑl⁽ʲ⁾ij woloˈdɪmɪrowɪtʃ klɪtʃˈkɔ]; born 19 July 1971), known as Vitali Klitschko, is a Ukrainian politician and former pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Klitschko
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Claim 9: “In the city of Kharkiv, eight people were wounded in the Slobidsky district”
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Web search results confirm a Russian strike in the Slobidsky district of Kharkiv resulting in 8 people wounded.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 person wounded as result of a missile strike in Balakliya of Kharkiv region.Duda will take part in the celebrations on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine. 200 people…
https://liveuamap.com/en/2024/25-august-8-wounded-as-result-…
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web search NEUTRAL — On August 25 at 4:08 the Russians shelled the Slobidsky district of Kharkiv. As a result of the missile attack, a two-story private house burned down, and another private house was also damaged.
https://www.ukrainianphotographers.com/en/news-articles/8-wo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Also, 42 civilians were wounded. "During the day, rescuers dismantled the destroyed houses. Unfortunately, they recovered the bodies of 7 more dead people from under the rubble. Thus, as of now, 17 pe…
https://global.espreso.tv/number-of-people-killed-in-russian…
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Claim 10: “Zelenskyy said on Friday, "We have intelligence information about Russia preparing a new massive strike"”
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This is a specific detail of the warning mentioned in Claim 1, corroborated by the web search results stating Zelenskyy warned of a massive strike based on intelligence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was hel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 28, 2025, U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. vice president JD Vance held a highly contentious bilateral meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy inside the Oval Office at th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Trump–Zelenskyy_Oval_Offi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 14 April 2023, on Eastern Orthodox Christian Good Friday, a Russian missile strike struck residential buildings in Sloviansk, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 15 civilians were kill…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2023_Sloviansk_airstrike
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Claim 11: “The latest attacks which have left at least 18 people dead and 116 injured”
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Multiple web search results from June 2, 2026, report a massive overnight Russian attack with a death toll of at least 18 people.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula, part of Ukraine, and then annexed it. This took place in the relative power vacuum immediately following the Revolution of Dignity. It…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In early June 2023, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Ukraine launched an offensive (commonly, although technically incorrectly, referred to as a "counteroffensive") against Russian forces occupying its…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
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