Russia said air defences shot down 376 Ukrainian drones overnight as attacks intensify on both sides with no clear end in sight, after Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was no point meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy for face-to-face talks.
Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that the drones were downed over 16 areas and regions, including St Petersburg, Crimea and over the Azov and Black seas.
According to Aleksandr Drozdenko, governor of the Leningrad region, whose major city is St Petersburg and also includes key Baltic ports, 86 drones were shot down.
“Combat operations continue,” he said.