As snow fell in a wooded area of Ukraine, the long-range attack drones accelerated one by one down an unlit, abandoned road and their whirring engines propelled them into the night sky.

Ukraine has intensified missile and drone strikes on Russia. Russian air defenses are stretched, prompting efforts to find other approaches to protect domestic targets.

The sources said oil storage at the refinery had been set ablaze. Among damaged equipment were a railway loading rack and a hydrotreater unit used to remove impurities from refine

Russia says it shot down more than 120 drones overnight, in what would be one of the largest attacks of the war.

Russia launched a barrage of drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine on Friday, killing three civilians and damaging residential and commercial buildings, officials said.

Officials in Ukraine say Russia launched a barrage of drones in an overnight attack Friday, killing at least two civilians, wounding several others and damaging commercial and residential buildings. The Interior Ministry said two victims were killed by drone debris in the central Kyiv region.