Russia launches one of its biggest attacks ever on Ukraine killing at least 22

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:01]Even by the standards of a people who've suffered so much, last night was different.

[00:00:07]Lives turned inside out and night turned into day.

[00:00:21]>> Eyewitnesses describe what it was like as 73 missiles and over 650 drones were launched by Russia. Ukraine. One of the largest aerial bombardments since the fullscale invasion began over four years ago.

[00:00:42]One way to measure the intensity, how crowded the shelters were last night in the capital. Another the fatalities. At least 21 dead and dozens injured in Kev and Denipro.

[00:00:57]After a night of deafening explosions, mourning and a different sound, >> neighbors and families processing news of people killed in Denipro, including two children.

[00:01:15]>> Artake Ola Modra, herself and her daughter survived a strike on their block covered in dust, described what it was like last night.

[00:01:26]There was a cloud of dust. We couldn't breathe. Men were standing nearby. One was thrown under the car by the blast.

[00:01:32]We were calling out to other people. We couldn't see anything. People were using flashlights as it was dark and we couldn't understand where we were.

[00:01:42]>> This is the second large-scale aerial attack of this type in just over a week.

[00:01:47]And it's becoming clear that this summer Russia is intent on punishing Ukrainians with renewed intensity.

[00:01:56]The question why? The answer we've hit a key inflection point in the war where basically for the last 3 years things have been trending positively but slowly for Russia but now things are starting to trend negatively but slowly for Russia. Um, and I think Putin is uh seduced by the very seductive premise which is you can win a war through strategic bombing. You can demoralize a population um and that essentially you can bomb your you can bomb your opponent into submission. But um he's not going to be successful because that's not the center of gravity for this war. The center of gravity now is being determined by drone warfare. For months now, Ukraine has been using drones to target this crucial Russian supply line inside occupied Ukraine. It runs from Rosttov in Russia along the R280 highway. It's a vital route for military supplies over land to Crimea and to Russian forces along the southern front.

[00:02:52]Ukraine is bringing the fight to Russia in ways that its population is starting to feel. Ukrainian longrange drones have continued to strike oil infrastructure inside Russian territory. In the last few days, at least six refineries hit in Denipro. Today, the savagery of domesticity destroyed for the eenth time. The card reads, "For mom, it was Mother's Day in Ukraine a few weeks ago.

[00:03:17]There have been five of them since the full-scale invasion began. Ukrainians have seen pivotal moments in this war come and go. And they know that when it comes to Putin, there are few things as dangerous as a strong man who feels weak.