War in Ukraine: At Least 5 Dead from Russian Bombardments in Donetsk and Kharkiv

At least five people were killed on Monday (02.06.2025) due to strikes in eastern Ukraine, according to local officials. Vadim Filaschin, the governor of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, reported in a Telegram post that one person was killed and two injured in Kramatorsk—a strategically significant city targeted by Russian forces. Two deaths and three injuries resulted from a preceding bombardment in the city of Yilinivka. In the Kharkiv region further north, prosecutors reported that two women were killed in a village south of the city of Kupiansk, which has been under continuous attack for months. The mayor of Kupiansk had previously stated that 90% of the city has been destroyed.