India, June 2 -- Russia launches one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight at Kyiv and several other cities, killing at least 16 civilians and injuring more than 100 people, according to Ukrainian authorities.

The attack causes widespread destruction across the country, with apartment buildings collapsing and emergency crews racing to rescue people trapped beneath the rubble. In the central city of Dnipro, rescuers recover the bodies of a mother and her eight-year-old son, along with a three-year-old child, highlighting the devastating human toll of the strikes.

Ukrainian officials say Russia fires 73 missiles and 656 drones during the assault, targeting Kyiv, Dnipro, Khark...