Russia Conducts Major Two-Day Aerial Assault on Ukraine Using Hundreds of Drones

Russia carried out its largest aerial attack over a two-day period since the start of its war in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said. The aerial attack pounded the capital Kyiv and other cities with hundreds of drones, the same officials stated.

@Reuters reported the details drawn directly from Ukrainian officials on the scale and targets of the assault. The two-day operation marked a sharp escalation in the intensity of aerial strikes that have become a defining feature of the conflict.

No further details on damage or casualties emerged in the immediate reporting from Ukrainian officials. The assault comes as the war grinds into its fourth year with both sides increasingly reliant on drone technology to strike deep behind front lines.