Russia Fires 4 Ballistic Missiles at Kharkiv; Drone Hits Sumy Shopping Center; 1 Killed in Kyiv Region; 5 Injured in Kherson

Russia launched a multi-city aerial attack overnight into April 3. In Kharkiv, 4 ballistic missiles struck residential buildings; a 4-story building in the Osnovianskyi district caught fire and a woman was injured. Kharkiv has sustained at least 20 drone and missile strikes in early April alone. In Sumy, a Russian drone struck a shopping center in the city center, injuring 4 people total. In Kherson city, a Russian drone attacked a civilian minibus, injuring 5 people. In Kyiv region, 1 person was killed and 1 wounded in a mass Russian attack. In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, 856 strikes were recorded across 45 settlements in a 24-hour period, leaving 4 more injured. Russia's April 2 strike package included 75 airstrikes dropping 257 guided aerial bombs, 9,695 kamikaze drones, 3,889 artillery/shelling attacks, and 77 MLRS attacks — continuing the attritional campaign against Ukrainian civilian areas, infrastructure, and frontline positions as Russia's Easter ceasefire dialogue collapsed.