Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack on Russia, Russia Retaliates with Strikes on Ukrainian Cities

Russia's Defense Ministry reported downing nearly 1,200 Ukrainian long-range drones between late Thursday and early Friday, with strikes on three Russian regions killing seven people and wounding 17. Ukraine's General Staff claimed a hit on an oil refinery in Volgograd. Concurrently, Russia launched 117 drones against Ukraine overnight, killing at least two people and wounding 30 in Zaporizhzhia, and striking a hospital in central Kyiv.