Russia launched a barrage of hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens in strikes on Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava and Kharkiv, The Guardian reported on June 2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky repeated his call for U.S. President Donald Trump to send Patriot missile interceptors after the attack, saying Ukraine needed added protection from ballistic and other missile strikes.