Russia has targeted Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with drones, killing three people in their homes, according to authorities on Sunday.

The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed that its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 193 "Ukrainian drones" overnight, including 34 that "were heading towards Moscow". Source: Russian Defence Ministry Details: The Russian ministry reported that 47 drones had been destroyed over Bryansk Oblast,

Waves of missiles and drones throughout the night targeted at least eight Ukrainian cities, as well as a village in the Kyiv region.

Russia was the first to deploy decoy drones to bolster its Shahed force. Now Ukraine is doing likewise, and Russian air defenses are struggling.

Ukraine has stepped up its long-range drone strikes on Russian energy facilities over the past few months.

The growing reach of drones — now extending more than 12 miles from the front line — has made reporting in Ukraine increasingly perilous.

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Gun and drone street battles are taking place in the key city of Pokrovsk infiltrated by around 200 Russian soldiers, say Ukrainian defence chiefs. Ukraine is rushing to strengthen its positions in the strategic eastern city in the Donetsk province of the Donbas region.