Russia Hits Ukraine With Huge Drone Wave as Kyiv Scrambles to Fight Back

Ukraine says it shot down most of the 580 drones fired by Russia, as cities face a life-or-death battle to stop new, faster weapons.

Russia just launched a massive attack on Ukraine. Officials say Russia sent two missiles and 580 drones at the country. It is one of the largest attacks we have seen in a long time. Ukraine’s military says they managed to shoot down 536 of those drones. Even with that success, the sheer number of drones is a huge problem. Russia is now using new, jet-powered drones. These are much faster than the older models. Because they are so fast, the people defending Kyiv are in a real race to stop them before they hit their targets. The goal of these attacks is to smash Ukraine’s energy grid—the sys…