Ukraine says Russia launched 479 drones in war’s biggest overnight bombardment

Fire and smoke rise from the site where a Russian missile struck a residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. Picture: Anatolii Lysianskyi/AP

Russia launched 479 drones at Ukraine in the war’s biggest overnight drone bombardment, the Ukrainian air force said on Monday.

Apart from drones, 20 missiles of various types were fired at different parts of Ukraine, according to the air force, which said the barrage targeted mainly central and western areas of Ukraine.