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 "slug": "russia-656-drones-73-missiles-kyiv-dnipro-eight-zircon-hypersonic-unintercepted",
 "title": "Russia Fires 656 Drones and 73 Missiles at Ukraine; Eight Zircons Pass Unintercepted",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/russia-656-drones-73-missiles-kyiv-dnipro-eight-zircon-hypersonic-unintercepted/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/russia-656-drones-73-missiles-kyiv-dnipro-eight-zircon-hypersonic-unintercepted/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-06-02T16:09:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:53:51.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKyiv, 2 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Russia struck Ukraine overnight on 1–2 June with 656 drones and 73 missiles, hitting Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Poltava\n * Among the missiles were eight Zircon hypersonic weapons, fired in two waves of four — none intercepted\n * At least 22 people were killed, six in Kyiv and sixteen in Dnipro, with more than 100 wounded; some 140,000 Kyiv households lost power\n * Ukrainian air defence downed 40 of the 73 missiles and 602 of the 656 d",
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  "iamd-air-missile-defense",
  "drones-uav",
  "russia-ukraine-conflict",
  "stk-strike-long-range-fires"
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