Ukraine unleashes massive wave of drones deep into Russian territories

Ukraine's major long-range drone strikes on Russia could mark a critical turning point, as one expert claims Putin is finally accepting that his country is facing defeat. A wave of almost 600 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the barrage an 'entirely justified' retribution for Moscow's own pummelling of Ukraine. Air defences shot down 556 drones overnight across the country, Russia's defence ministry said, with another 30 drones intercepted after dawn in one of the largest Ukrainian barrages of the ongoing conflict so far. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv's attack on Russia - days after a massive drone and missile bombardment of the Ukrainian capital killed at least 24 people - was 'entirely justified'.