Russian forces launched the drones from Oryol, Kursk (Russia), and Hvardiyske (temporarily occupied Crimea). A notable feature of the attack was the use of up to eight jet-powered drones in the northern part of Ukraine.

RUSSIA’S GROUND offensive in Ukraine’s east is making slow progress this summer, at huge cost. But its mounting drone campaign against the country’s cities is arguably a more serious threat. Day after day,