Ukraine shoots down nearly 500 drones, missiles in Russian record strike, Air Force says Ukraine begins new major prisoner exchange with Russia Russia claims offensive in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast aimed at creating 'buffer zone,

A combined Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight killed at least 15 people — including an American citizen — and wounded scores of others, according to Ukrainian officials.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukraine was working on the rapid development of interceptor drones to counter the swarms of Russian drones that have been descending on Ukrainian cities in increasing numbers in recent weeks.