(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that interceptor drones had proved effective in downing many Russian drones deployed in an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv and issued a new call for their rapid development and production.

Russia pounds Kyiv with record overnight drone, missile attack, 1 dead, 26 injured Zelensky, Trump discuss air defense, joint drone production amid Russian strikes 'There is also good news' — Ukrainian drones hit key military optics plant in Russia,

Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, two days after the US stopped the delivery of some key weapons to Kyiv — including crucial interceptors used to shoot down Moscow’s missiles.