Ukrainian air defence units shot down 25 missiles and 319 Shahed drones and jammed 258 other drones with electronic warfare, the air force said.

Russia targeted Ukrainian cities with another barrage of overnight drone and missile attacks, killing at least two people and wounding at last 10 others, Ukrainian officials said on July 12.

At least four people were killed overnight and on Saturday morning as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones and cruise missiles as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dampened hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than three-year-old war.