Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in February that Kyiv would create a new branch of Kyiv's military, known as the Unmanned Systems Forces, dedicated exclusively to drone warfare. "Drones, unmanned systems, have proven their effectiveness in battles on land, in the sky and at sea," the Ukrainian leader said.

Ukrainian forces have downed two Kh-59/69 air-to-surface missiles and 69 Russian Shahed attack drones as a result of combat efforts on the night of 27-28. Source: Ukraine's Air Force Details: In addition to the 69 drones downed,

Russian attacks on Ukraine's east on Thursday killed at least three people and injured five more, regional authorities said. Donetsk region governor Vadym Filashkin said on the Telegram messenger that one person was killed and three others wounded near the town of Chasiv Yar,

Ukraine’s interior minister said one person killed in initial attack before the site was hit again during the evacuation

Russian strikes on a hospital in the Ukrainian border city of Sumy killed nine people Saturday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Moscow for "waging war on hospitals".