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Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes as Kyiv signs deals to boost drone production

Reciprocal drone volleys ground flights at major Russian airports and hit civilian areas.

Russia and Ukraine each launched hundreds of drones in overnight and early-morning strikes, forcing delays and cancellations at regional airports as travelers sheltered from aerial warnings. Russian Shahed drones and a glide bomb killed four civilians in eastern Ukraine and wounded others in Kyiv and Kharkiv. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, fresh from agreements with Western allies to ramp up domestic drone production, signaled that Kyiv will field “hundreds of thousands” more drones this year despite ongoing frontline pressure.

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