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Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
towards / against
duì
对
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
to launch / to carry out
fādòng
发动
large-scale / massive
dàguīmó
大规模
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
and
hé
和
drone / UAV
wúrénjī
无人机
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
。

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
towards
xiàng
向
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
launched / fired
fāshèle
发射了
73 (missiles, measure word for long objects)
73 méi
73枚
missiles
dǎodàn
导弹
and
hé
和
656 (drones, measure word for aircraft)
656 jià
656架
drones / UAVs
wúrénjī
无人机
，
causing / resulting in
zàochéng
造成
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
17 people
17 rén
17人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。

June 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
on / at (formal time marker)
yú
于
June 2nd
6 yuè 2 rì
6月2日
in the early morning / before dawn
língchén
凌晨
towards
xiàng
向
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
launched
fādòngle
发动了
large-scale / massive
dàguīmó
大规模
air strike / aerial attack
kōngxí
空袭
。
the Russian side
Éfāng
俄方
in total / altogether
gòng
共
fired / launched
fāshèle
发射了
73 missiles
73 méi
73枚
missiles
dǎodàn
导弹
and
hé
和
656 drones
656 jià
656架
drones / UAVs
wúrénjī
无人机
，
among which / of which
qízhōng
其中
most / the majority
dàbùfen
大部分
(passive marker)
bèi
被
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
air defense system
fángkōng xìtǒng
防空系统
to intercept / to shoot down
lánjié
拦截
。
this / this time
cǐcì
此次
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
causing / resulting in
zàochéng
造成
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
17 people
17 rén
17人
death
sǐwáng
死亡
，
more than 100 people
yú bǎi rén
逾百人
to be injured / to be wounded
shòushāng
受伤
。
Kyiv (capital of Ukraine)
Jīfǔ
基辅
、
Dnipro (city in Ukraine)
Dìniebóluó
第聂伯罗
and
hé
和
Kharkiv (city in Ukraine)
Hāerkēfū
哈尔科夫
are
shì
是
affected by the disaster / hit
shòuzāi
受灾
the most severely affected
zuì yánzhòng de
最严重的
regions / areas
dìqū
地区
。
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
foreign minister
wàijiāo bùzhǎng
外交部长
Sybiha (Ukrainian surname)
Xībǐjiā
西比加
stated / said
chēng
称
，
this
cǐcì
此次
attack
xíjī
袭击
once again
zàicì
再次
to prove / to demonstrate
zhèngmíng
证明
the Russian president
Éluósī zǒngtǒng
俄罗斯总统
Putin
Pǔjīng
普京
is
shì
是
a war criminal
zhànzhēng zuìfàn
战争罪犯
。
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Zelenskyy
Zélínsījī
泽连斯基
(possessive particle)
de
的
chief of staff
mùliáozhǎng
幕僚长
previously / earlier
cǐqián
此前
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
before winter
zài dōngtiān qián
在冬天前
to end
jiéshù
结束
the war
zhànzhēng
战争
is
shì
是
realistic and feasible
xiànshí kěxíng de
现实可行的
。

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Russia Launches Massive Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine, Killing 17

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to dispute / to argue
zhēngzhí
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duìfāng
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wúrénjī
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to strike / to attack
xíjī
袭击
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nuclear power plant
hé diànzhàn
核电站
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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to express
biǎodá
表达
serious concern / grave concern
yánzhòng guānqiē
严重关切
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