Poland scrambled its jets on Saturday morning as Russian strikes hit near its border with Ukraine. Russia continued its aerial attack on Ukraine on Friday night, launching a series of drone strikes on areas far from the frontline.

KYIV, July 9 (Reuters) - Russia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones early on Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv and aimed unusually sharp criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia has launched a new barrage of drones and missiles in an overnight attack on Ukraine, killing at least two people.Vladimir Putin’s forces launched 597 drones and 26 missiles targeting the west of the country on Saturday,

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Russia fired 597 drones and decoys, along with 26 cruise missiles, into Ukraine overnight into Saturday, Ukraine’s air force said. Of these, 319 drones and 25 cruise missiles were shot down, and 258 decoy drones were lost, likely having been electronically jammed.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks, part of Moscow’s intensifying aerial and ground assault in the three-year war, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.

Ukraine’s air force says Russia launched a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones, along with 13 missiles, in a massive overnight aerial attack—its most extensive yet in the over three-year war.

Russia fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, as well as 13 cruise and ballistic missiles, the Ukrainian air force said, in the latest escalation after weeks of mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the more than three-year war.

The attack comes just after US President Donald Trump said he would increase weapons deliveries to Ukraine and accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of talking 'bullshit' on Ukraine.

Russia fired a total of 537 aerial weapons at Ukraine, including 477 drones and decoys and 60 missiles, Ukraine’s air force said.