Russia launches biggest aerial attack on Ukraine since start of the war

A destroyed apartment building after a Russian attack in Kyiv (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Russia launched its biggest aerial attack on Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said on Sunday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the three-year-old war.

Russia fired a total of 537 aerial weapons at Ukraine, including 477 drones and decoys and 60 missiles, Ukraine’s air force said.