The prolonged barrage began in midmorning and lasted for hours, hitting the capital of Kyiv, the western city of Lviv near Poland, and the port of Odesa on the Black Sea.

Russia intensifies drone attacks on Ukraine as Trump hints at potential peace, while Ukraine remains emboldened by recent military successes.

More than 100 Russian drones targeted areas of Ukraine on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, hours after another barrage of missiles killed at least eight people.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 100 Russian drones targeted his country in the latest wave of strikes in the 4-year-old war.