Kyiv hits Russian airbase after Moscow pounds Ukraine with hundreds of drones

Fire broke out after a Russian attack on Kharkiv. Picture: Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP

Ukraine said it has struck a Russian airbase, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the war.

Ukraine’s military General Staff said Ukrainian forces had struck the Borisoglebsk airbase in Russia’s Voronezh region, describing it as the “home base” of Russia’s Su-34, Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets.