At the same time, four Russian Shahed drones struck the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzia during the night, leaving more than 1,600 households without power, according to authorities. Ukraine’s air force said on Tuesday that Russia fired 52 Shahed and decoy drones at the country overnight.

Russia ramped up drone attacks on Ukraine dramatically in June, an AFP analysis published Tuesday showed, pressuring the war-torn country's stretched air defence systems and exhausted civilian population.

Moscow has been escalating its bombardment of Ukraine over the past several months as U.S.-mediated peace talks stall.