Russia unleashes massive drone attack Ukraine

Russia launched almost 90 drones against Ukraine in one of its largest attacks since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022.

The overnight attack, which lasted for seven hours and well into Wednesday morning, mainly targeted Kyiv where more than 30 drones were shot down, according to Ukraine’s air defence forces.

It marked an escalation in Russia’s renewed offensive, which has prompted Ukrainian forces to also increase their aerial attacks on Russian targets.

Kyiv city administration head Serhiy Popko described it as “one of the most massive drone attacks on Ukraine during the entire war”, while noting that none reached their targets. Authorities said 13 houses in the Kyiv region were hit by falling debris and the rest of the drones were downed outside of residential areas.

Explosions were reported in four other Ukrainian regions — Mykolayiv, Dnipro, Sumy and Poltava.