Key facts
- Russia launched a large-scale air assault across Ukraine.
- Five rescuers were killed in Kharkiv.
- The Kharkiv Art Museum was damaged by a Russian drone attack on June 14.
- Five people, including a one-month-old infant, were injured in the Kharkiv Art Museum attack.
- Kyiv experienced overnight missile and drone attacks on June 15.
- Residential buildings were struck in Kyiv.
- The historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery caught fire.
- At least six civilians were killed and 52 injured across Ukraine in the past day.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Russia deployed 1,920 combat drones and 1,790 guided aerial bombs in the past week.
- A Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Tula region killed three people, including a one-year-old child.
Russia launched a large-scale air assault across Ukraine, employing missiles and drones against multiple cities including Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Sumy. In Kharkiv, five rescuers were killed and the Kharkiv Art Museum sustained damage from a drone attack on June 14, which also injured five people, including a one-month-old infant. Emergency crews are working to preserve the museum's collection of approximately 25,000 artworks. Kyiv was targeted overnight on June 15 with missiles and drones, striking residential buildings and causing power outages. Fires broke out in the Podil district, and the historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery caught fire. Across Ukraine in the past day, Russian forces launched 98 drones, resulting in at least six civilian deaths and 52 injuries from drone, artillery, and shelling attacks in various regions. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 91 of the drones, but seven reached their targets. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Russia deployed approximately 1,920 combat drones, 1,790 guided aerial bombs, and 17 missiles against Ukraine in the past week, with May being the deadliest month for civilians since April 2022, recording over 2,000 casualties. In a separate incident, a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Tula region south of Moscow killed three people, including a one-year-old child, and injured three others. The Tula region has been a frequent target since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.