Russia fired 597 drones and decoys, along with 26 cruise missiles, into Ukraine overnight into Saturday, Ukraine's air force said.

Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles overnight and Saturday as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that killed at least six people and wounded dozens, officials said.

Russia has launched its largest drone and missile strike on Ukraine since the war began, firing 728 drones and 13 missiles in a single night. The assault devastated cities across Ukraine, killing civilians including a child in Kherson and leaving neighborhoods in ruins.