The assault appeared to be one of Kyiv’s biggest air attacks in the war, coming as its forces stepped up their assaults on Russian soil.
Ukrainian officials said on Friday they had used a barrage of drones to destroy at least six military aircraft and badly damage eight others at an airfield in Russia’s Rostov region.
In a conflicting version of events, Russia’s defence ministry said a total of 44 drones were “intercepted and destroyed” in the Morozovsky district, more than 60 miles from the border. Drone warfare is a key feature of the war, which has extended into a third year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour.
Kyiv, in turn, has developed a small but fast-growing defence industry where drones, including deadly unmanned sea vessels, are proving effective.
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