Russia targets Ukraine with more than 200 drones in daytime assault

Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief truce and Donald Trump’s assertion war could end soon

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Russia targeted Ukraine with more than 200 drones in a large-scale daytime assault on Wednesday, hours after a previous barrage of civilian areas had killed at least eight people.

The strikes came as Kyiv and Moscow traded long-range attacks after a brief ceasefire, and despite the latest suggestion from Donald Trump that the war could soon come to an end.