The more drones in a single attack, Kuzan says, the more Ukraine hard-pressed air defence units struggle to shoot them down. This forces Kyiv to fall back on its precious supply of jets and air-to-air missiles to shoot them down.

A Ukrainian drone attack on a beach in the Russian city of Kursk killed three people, including a Russian serviceman engaged in rescue operations, and injured seven, acting regional Governor Alexander Khinshtein said early on Wednesday.

Russian’s transport minister was found dead hours after being dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, in what officials said was an apparent suicide.

We’ve been verifying video being posted online from Ukraine following an overnight Russian attack involving around 400 drones and 18 missiles, according to the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine’s worst hit area was Kyiv, he said, where two people were killed. He reported five other regions were hit.

President Donald Trump and Congress are threatening harsh sanctions against Moscow for its three-year war in Ukraine. On Wednesday, Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its invasion,

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 100 drones at civilian areas of Ukraine overnight, authorities said Monday, as the Kremlin dismissed its transportation chief after a weekend of travel chaos when airports grounded hundreds of flights during the busy vacation season due to the threat of attacks from Kyiv.