Families in Ukrainian cities are taking refuge from massive swarms of Russian drones, as Moscow steps up its airborne assault with attacks designed to undermine Ukrainian morale.

Drones make it nearly impossible for Russia to sustain frontline troops, disrupting assault plans, with Rarog fighters alone killing up to 30 Russian soldiers a day. "Our unit alone destroyed so many infantrymen,

Austria is famously neutral and Vienna has come under heavy criticism since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war for maintaining ties with Moscow.

Russia said its overnight missile and drone barrage struck the large Kremenchuk oil refinery in central Ukraine, which was previously targeted by Kremlin forces in 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that drones had played a major role in the conflict in Ukraine and called for the rapid development and deployment of separate drone forces within the military.

Russia’s government said Friday that it tested new anti-drone laser systems that it hopes to incorporate into a larger air defense network. First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov attended the trials alongside officials from the Industry and Trade Ministry,