Zaporizhzhia
\nRussia fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine in an overnight aerial barrage, Kyiv\u2019s air force said on Monday, the latest massive attack as Moscow rejects calls for a ceasefire.
\nThe attack caused damage in several Ukrainian regions, though there were no reports of people killed or mass casualties.
\n\u201cEnemy air strikes were recorded in 10 spots,\u201d the Ukrainian air force said. The mayor of the western city of Rivne, Oleksandr Tretyak, called it \u201cthe largest attack\u201d on the region since the start of the war.
\nRussia has escalated its attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks, which Kyiv says demonstrate that Moscow has no intention of halting its three-year-long invasion and is not serious about peace talks.
\nThe barrages have raised concerns about the capacity of Ukraine\u2019s stretched air defence systems, but the air force said that it shot down or intercepted 460 of the drones, as well as 19 out of 20 missiles fired by Russia overnight.
\nUkraine also said it had launched its own overnight strike on an electronics factory that makes parts for Russian drones.<\/p>\n
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