Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has exposed a massive Russian drone attack involving 339 Shahed drones launched overnight in a bid to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses. He also warned of Russia’s use of “Shahed-imitator” drones,

Three Ukrainians were killed in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, where Russia captured a first village this week after a months-long incursion. In the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region — the site of a nuclear plant — two civilians were killed in the attacks, Gov. Ivan Fedorov said.

Between January and June, the number of Russian drone and missile attacks exceeded 23,000, a roughly 605% increase compared to the same period last year.

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The latest assault included more drones in a single night than Russia used in the entire month of July last year.