Apart from drones, 20 missiles of various types were fired at different parts of Ukraine, according to the air force, which said the barrage targeted mainly central and western areas of Ukraine.

Drones operating via fiber-optic wires are a new military challenge globally, as they are largely immune to jamming and interception attempts.

Ukraine hit the "bold target" of a microelectronics plant close to Moscow's city center, a Ukrainian official said on Thursday.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The number of Russian troops killed or wounded in Ukraine has topped 1 million, military officials in Kyiv said Thursday, describing the huge price that Moscow has paid for its 3-year-old invasion. The claim by the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces is in line with Western intelligence estimates.

Ukraine's president says a new prisoner exchange with Russia is ongoing and will take days, as both sides continue launching hundreds of attack drones.

The warring sides also exchanged prisoners in one of the few results of talks last week, and Russia reported new attacks on the front line.

TRUMP: THEY GAVE PUTIN A REASON TO BOMB THE HELL OUT OF THEM’: As is President Donald Trump’s habit, when Ukraine takes action to strike back at Russia, Trump finds a way to accuse Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of undermining peace efforts by provoking the Russians.

Ukraine's president said the Biden administration had agreed to send the specialized anti-drone weapons, but they've been sent to the Middle East.