Ukraine said its drones attacked St. Petersburg and Russian officials reported downing dozens of unmanned craft, as the city hosts President Vladimir Putin’s flagship annual economic forum.

When a large explosion shook ⁠Olha ⁠Mudra's apartment block in Kyiv in ⁠the early hours of Tuesday, it felt like the end of the world. Mudra, her ​hair covered in dust and face smeared with soot, recalled the moment when the blast occurred,

European officials say Moscow's escalating aggression is a result of increasing difficulties that Russia is facing militarily and economically.

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not mention Ukraine’s recent drone strikes that destroyed dozens of Russian strategic bombers during a lengthy televised cabinet meeting on June 4 — despite the attack marking one of the most significant blows to Russia’s military infrastructure since the start of the full-scale war.

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its massive overnight ​strike on Ukraine was a response to what it ‌called "terrorist acts" against targets inside Russia and said it had struck a range of Ukrainian military targets.

Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv hit, with apartment buildings among the targets according to officials, after president said intelligence predicted ‘massive strike’