Rescuers search for survivors in Kyiv as massive Russian attack causes air pollution spike

Cover image: A woman in Kyiv covers her face against the dust on June 3 2026, as emergency workers search through the rubble of a building that was damaged during Russian missile and drone attacks. © Thomas Peter, Reuters

Rescue workers in Kyiv continued the search for survivors one day after widespread Russian strikes, several of which hit residential buildings, killed 30. Meanwhile residents in the capital were urged to stay at home due to a spike in air pollution as a result of fires caused by the attacks.

Rescuers sifted through rubble in a search for survivors in Kyiv on Friday as the Ukrainian capital observed a day of mourning, a day after a Russian missile and drone attack killed ​at least 30 ‌people in the deadliest strike on the city this year.