Russia attacked Ukraine with nearly two hundred drones overnight, targeting mostly the Kyiv region and energy facilities in the east, authorities said on Wednesday. Russia has stepped up drone strikes with attacks on Ukraine every night in recent weeks,

The attack came as leaders in Kyiv and across Europe are seeking to navigate rapid changes in U.S. foreign policy under President Trump.

An overnight Russian drone attack on the Kyiv region killed one person, injured at least two and set several houses on fire, Mykola Kalashnyk, governor of the region that surrounds the Ukrainian capital, said on Wednesday (February 26).

Ukrainian drones attacked a major sea port in southern Russia as well as Rosneft PJSC’s Tuapse oil refinery, potentially affecting fuel exports.

Russian forces bombarded Ukraine with 166 Shahed attack UAVs and various types of decoy drones on the night of 26-27 February. 162 drones failed to reach their targets, as 90 UAVs were shot down by Ukrainian air defence and another 72 disappeared from radar.

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Russian troops launched 208 Shahed drones and imitation drones at Ukraine. The Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 107 of them. Russian drones were launched from the directions of the Russian cities of Orel,

Russia launched Shahed attack drones and various types of decoy UAVs from Orel, Bryansk, Millerovo, Shatalovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk. Read also: Ukrainian journalist and surgeon dead in drone strike near Kyiv Ukraine's Air Force and Defense Forces repelled the attack using fighter jets,

Russian forces claimed to have shot down 128 Ukrainian drones overnight, in one of Ukraine's largest long-range strikes into Russian territory. Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 83 drones over Krasnodar Krai in southern Russia on Wednesday,