Russia launches 472 drones at Ukraine overnight, air force says

Russia launched 472 drones at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said on Sunday, the highest nightly total of the war so far, a day before the two sides were due to meet for talks in Istanbul.

The air force said in a statement that Russia had also launched seven missiles.

It added that 382 of the drones were shot down or otherwise neutralized, along with three of the missiles.

Russia has recently stepped up the amount of drones it launches at Ukraine in its regular nightly barrages.