‘One of the longest’ Russian attacks kills at least six people in Ukraine

Moscow says it intercepts and destroys 286 Ukrainian drones overnight.At least six people have been killed and dozens injured in “one of the longest, massive Russian attacks against Ukraine”, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, despite renewed claims from the Russian and United States presidents that the war may be nearing an end.Zelenskyy said the barrage began on Wednesday morning and lasted for hours, striking Kyiv, the western city of Lviv near the Polish border and the Black Sea port of Odesa, among other areas.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4France confines over 1,700 passengers on cruise ship over gastroenteritislist 2 of 4The Take: How US donor bodies were sold for Israeli military traininglist 3 of 4Reform UK leader Farage faces parliamentary probe over nearly $7m giftlist 4 of 4Photos: India’s salt workers brave brutal heat on Gujarat’s desert plainsend of list“Our soldiers are defending Ukraine, but Russia’s obvious goal is to overload air defences,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram, warning that cruise and ballistic missile strikes could follow the drone attacks.In the southern region of Kherson, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said a woman was killed when a Russian drone struck a bus in the town of Bilozerka.Another drone attack in the western region of Rivne killed three people and injured four, according to Governor Oleksandr Koval.In the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, authorities said a 60-year-old man was killed when Russian forces attacked a community near the city of Zolochiv with first-person view drones. Police said two homes and several outbuildings were damaged.Farther south, Governor Ivan Fedorov said a 76-year-old man was killed in an attack on an agricultural enterprise in the region of Zaporizhia.“The Russians attacked the territory of one of the agricultural enterprises with a guided aerial bomb,” Fedorov wrote on Telegram. “The blast wave and debris damaged the buildings.”