The assault began around 8:30 p.m. on July 5 and continued into the early hours of July 6. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 117 drones, most of them Shaheds, the military said. Ninety-eight were destroyed by kinetic weapons,

Russia launched a record number of drones at Ukraine overnight into Friday, striking multiple buildings and residential areas, hours after US President Donald Trump said he had made “no progress” towards a ceasefire deal in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Russia pounds Kyiv with record overnight drone, missile attack, 1 dead, 26 injured Zelensky, Trump discuss air defense, joint drone production amid Russian strikes 'There is also good news' — Ukrainian drones hit key military optics plant in Russia,