Russia last week warned that it intended to launch “systematic strikes” on targets in Kyiv linked to the Ukrainian military as well as decision-making centers, and urged foreigners to leave.

Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack against Ukraine overnight on June 2, targeting Kyiv with missile and drone fire.

At least three people were killed near Moscow after Ukraine targeted Russia with more than 500 drones overnight, Russian state news agency TASS reported Sunday, citing local and military officials.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Five killed and dozens wounded as Putin unleashes major attack on Ukrainian cities - Barrage of drones and missiles hits Ukraine just hours after Zelensky warned of impendin

Ukrainian drone strikes caused fires at more Russian oil facilities overnight into Saturday, Russian officials said, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry.

KYIV, June 2 (Reuters) - A major Russian attack targeted Kyiv early on Tuesday, with at least four people injured and an apartment building in the Ukrainian capital heavily damaged, according to witnesses and officials.

A major Russian attack on parts of Ukraine and its capital, Kyiv, has killed multiple people, damaged buildings and likely trapped others under rubble, local authorities say.

As for the Ukrainian government, declaring victory will require more than the cessation of hostilities. The invading country must be left “much weaker,” so that it can’t re-arm as it did after its 2014 invasion of Crimea, Aloian said.

Whenever the fighting stops, Russia will still be sitting on a slice of Ukrainian territory, and many observers will read that as a win for the Kremlin. It is not. -Measured by the things that actually make a country powerful — its people,