Russian drones and missiles again bombarded cities across Ukraine on Saturday night into Sunday morning despite an ongoing prisoner exchange.

Russia battered Ukraine overnight with its largest drone attack since the war began, Ukraine’s military said Sunday, ahead of an expected phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending hostilities.

Ukraine pioneered the use of small drones on the battlefield. But in Russia’s Kursk region, Moscow’s fiber-optic cables helped turn the tide.

Ukrainian startup Aerobavovna is making waves with a low-tech warfare solution: helium-filled aerostats balloons that extend drone communications.

Volodymyr Zelensky declared Ukraine was ‘bringing out people home’ after the first stage of a large-scale prisoner swap took place.The Ukrainian president said 390 prisoners were returned on Friday, with more to follow over the weekend in the ‘1,

As Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, they are disrupting day-to-day life and reminding Russians that the war is not confined to the trenches.

Footage captured the moment a Ukrainian Himars rocket launcher was destroyed by an elite Russian drone unit just 10km (six miles) from the front line last month.

Russia on Friday accused Ukraine of launching a massive wave of drone attacks against non-military targets in Moscow and other regions in the last three days and said it would respond, but said it was still committed to holding peace talks.