A top Ukrainian sea-drone commander says more complex attacks on Russian forces are expected next year as Kyiv's uncrewed fleet continues to restrict the once-dominant Black Sea navy.

Oil tankers in the Black Sea have become front-line targets in the war between Russia and Ukraine, as Kyiv turns its focus from military assets to commercial shipping crucial to Moscow’s oil revenues.

Russia launched a huge attack on Ukraine overnight as the country marked Armed Forces Day on Saturday, Ukraine's air force said.

Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine with 653 drones and 51 missiles, injuring eight people as peace talks continue in Florida with Ukrainian officials.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian drone strikes burned down a railway station in central Ukraine and hit residential and commercial buildings near Kyiv, killing at least one person.

Ukraine is increasingly using interceptors to destroy Russian drones, and its best pilots are often young videogame aces.

Both vessels are on a list of ships subject to sanctions imposed against Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

European leaders agree to ramp up pressure on Putin after meeting Zelensky in No 10 - Allies ‘discuss progress’ on using frozen Russian assets to aid Kyiv’s reconstruction programme

In a disused warehouse at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, a military drone instructor who goes by the call sign "DC" showed CBS News a makeshift practice course that students must learn to fly the increasingly indispensable devices through before they join the country's defense against Russia.

Quadcopters, electromagnetic rifles and an AI-powered navigation system were among the wares displayed at one of Africa and the Middle East’s biggest arms expos, as defence companies jostle to break into regional markets increasingly defined by drone warfare.