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Russia launches vast drone attack on Ukraine

Russia launched a significant overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, injuring at least 16 people and killing one, with damage reported across six districts, including a partially collapsed residential building in Darnytsia.

The assault on Kyiv followed one of Russia's most extensive daytime aerial bombardments on Ukraine, involving over 800 drones and missiles, prompting President Zelensky to warn that Russia aims to “overload” Ukrainian air defences.

Hungary's Prime Minister Péter Magyar condemned a Russian drone attack that saw 11 drones enter Ukraine's Transcarpathia region, bordering Hungary, and summoned the Russian ambassador, marking a notable shift in Hungary's diplomatic stance towards Moscow.

Russia has added Ben Wallace, the former British defence minister, to a wanted list in connection with an…