Key facts
- Russia launched a large-scale air attack across Ukraine.
- Five rescuers were killed in Kharkiv.
- The Kharkiv Art Museum was damaged by a Russian drone attack.
- Five people, including a 1-month-old infant, were injured in the Kharkiv Art Museum attack.
- Kyiv experienced missile and drone strikes, hitting residential buildings.
- One person was injured in Kyiv.
- The historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery caught fire.
- A cathedral in Kyiv was damaged.
- At least six civilians were killed across Ukraine in the past day.
- 52 civilians were injured across Ukraine in the past day.
- Sumy was hit by artillery.
- Ukraine damaged two bridges connecting Kherson region to Crimea in a drone attack.
Russia launched a large-scale air assault across Ukraine on June 14-15, employing missiles and drones, which resulted in multiple casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure and cultural sites. In Kharkiv, five rescuers were killed and the Kharkiv Art Museum was significantly damaged by a drone attack, causing a major fire and injuring 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 with a large-scale overnight assault involving missiles and drones, striking residential buildings and causing power outages. One person was injured in the capital, with fires reported in the Podil district. The historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery caught fire, and a separate attack damaged a cathedral in Kyiv. In Sumy, Russian forces launched artillery attacks, contributing to a total of at least six civilian deaths and 52 injuries across Ukraine in the past day from various Russian attacks, including drone and shelling incidents.
In response, Ukraine launched a drone attack overnight, successfully damaging two bridges that link the Russian-held Kherson region with Crimea. Traffic has been suspended on these routes, according to Russian-installed officials. This action aligns with Ukraine's strategy of targeting supply lines to the annexed peninsula. Separately, a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Tula region resulted in three fatalities, including a child.