KYIV -- Despite more than four years of full-scale war and repeated attacks on civilian infrastructure, Ukrainians were shocked by the intensity of the latest Russian missile and drone barrage overnight that left death and destruction in Kyiv, Dnipro, and other cities.

The June 2 attack came days after Moscow warned of further strikes on the capital, including against what it called Ukraine's "decision-making centers," and urged foreign citizens and diplomats to leave the city.

Russia pummeled the Ukrainian capital in a major drone-and-missile assault, the second such attack in less than a month, killing at least six people and wounding more than 70 others, including three children. The southeastern city of Dnipro was also hammered, with 16 people killed.

"The blast was so strong that debris ended up in my pockets, and I could barely find my apartment keys," Serhiy, a Kyiv resident who was outside the building at the time of the strike, told RFE/RL at the scene of the attack.

"We were just about to get into the car and leave," said Yulia, another Kyiv resident.

"It's some kind of incredible miracle," she said, describing how she and her family survived the attack.

Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed its forces carried out the large-scale strikes using "long-range precision weapons" in response to what it called "terrorist acts" against targets inside Russia, adding that it hit several military facilities in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.

"The Russian Armed Forces are carrying out systematic strikes against Ukraine's military infrastructure, including targets in Kyiv and other cities," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during a briefing on June 2.

Russia launched 73 missiles and 656 drones overnight, with strikes recorded at 38 locations across Ukraine, primarily targeting Kyiv, the Ukrainian Air Force said.

In Kyiv, a victim told Current Time that "it was just terrible."