Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine overnight into Saturday with hundreds of drones, killing at least one person, part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than 3-year-old war.

Russia intends to simultaneously launch up to 2,000 drones on Ukraine, said German Major General Christian Freuding. Source: Freuding on the Bundeswehr's Nachgefragt podcast on Saturday 19 July Details: Freuding has information that Russia is significantly expanding its production capacity to enable mass drone deployment in the war against Ukraine.

The attack damaged critical infrastructure in Sumy, where several thousand families suffered power cuts, Zelenskiy said.