Moscow’s vow of open season on Kiev strikes is being kept.While there’s of course no novelty in the fact that Ukrainian capital of Kiev has been the target of a Russian massive combined drone-missile attack, at this point the attacks are different.We have reported here on TGP how the Ukrainian forces struck a college dorm in Luhansk oblast and killed 21 young students.Ever since then, the strikes have a more punitive aspect, rather than simple strategic objectives.RESIDENTS OF KIEV IN THE SUBWAY PREPARE FOR THE COMING NIGHTThere are currently about 30 Russian UAVs in the airspace of Ukraine, — monitoring services report.Preparations are underway for a possible launch of the “Oreshnik,” — Ukrainian Telegram channels write.… pic.twitter.com/aYAwGWV2sq— Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil (@ivan_8848) June 1, 2026MOMENT bystander pans and catches POWERFUL BLAST that shakes Kiev pic.twitter.com/Mfu7qrwMYa— RT (@RT_com) June 2, 2026Reuters reported:“Russian air attacks on major Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv killed at least nine and wounded more than 60 early on Tuesday, authorities said, following days of warnings that Moscow was planning a major assault.”The strikes targeted Ukraine’s power supply and military infrastructure.“At least four were killed and 51 injured, including children, across the capital of Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.A suspected missile strike on a 24-storey apartment building triggered a collapse, leaving people probably trapped under the rubble, Klitschko said.” Multiple ballistic strikes on Kiev. https://t.co/oMzWn6bB5F pic.twitter.com/gf2nv9NZb7— Spetsnaℤ 007 (@Alex_Oloyede2) June 2, 2026MASSIVE BRIGHT FLASHES erupt across KIEV during NONSTOP EXPLOSIONShttps://t.co/YhRtAIXu9q pic.twitter.com/hkCEAjvB0o— RT (@RT_com) June 1, 2026MASSIVE BLAST causes BLACKOUT in Kiev https://t.co/bMWzjK1Gyu pic.twitter.com/rBStvjVpDC— RT (@RT_com) June 1, 2026BBC reported:“Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two high-rise apartment buildings had been hit in the city and there are fears people are trapped under rubble.Moscow last week warned it would launch ‘systematic strikes’ on Ukraine in response to a drone attack last month on a dormitory in Ukraine’s Russian-held Luhansk region which killed 21 people.Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has urged people to stay in shelters. The head of Kyiv’s City Military Administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said: ‘The enemy is striking with ballistic missiles’.”MASSIVE FIRES in Kiev after BLASTS hit pic.twitter.com/akU8qZWGbz— RT (@RT_com) June 2, 2026The building of Ukroboronprom is on fire in Kiev. Ukroboronprom is Ukraine’s state-owned defence industry holding, established in 2010, grouping together more than one hundred enterprises that produce tanks, armoured vehicles, missiles, ammunition, and aviation components. It is… pic.twitter.com/h5nCusFEpP— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) June 2, 2026 Thick black smoke is rising over Kyiv’s skyline, pouring up from the spots where Russian missiles came down across the capital.After a night of drones, intercepts, and wave after wave of missiles, this is the morning after written across the sky.Whole neighborhoods… https://t.co/9KFqi9939M pic.twitter.com/5pDdVD9hOj— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 2, 2026Kiev was subjected to an estimated 50 missiles of various types, as well as about 100 drones. As the day dawned, the missile strikes were still ongoing.Read more:BREAKING: Pentagon Halts Some Weapons Shipments to Ukraine After It’s Revealed Joe Biden Depleted US Munitions Stockpiles/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i