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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Pjotr Sauer

Russia fires nearly 1,000 drones in one of its largest aerial attacks on Ukraine

A night shot of firefighters spraying water at a burning building
Firefighters in the town of Poltava work at the site of an overnight Russian strike. Photograph: State Emergency Service Of Ukraine/Reuters

Russia has launched a huge wave of nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine, killing at least seven people, as Moscow appears to be stepping up a spring offensive intended to break Ukrainian resistance along the front.

Ukrainian officials said Moscow fired nearly 400 long-range drones and 23 cruise missiles overnight, followed by another 556 drones in an unusual daytime assault on Tuesday, hitting cities across the west of the country.

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