Four killed and aircraft destroyed as Ukraine launches biggest attack of the year

• Russian forces reported intercepting 3,124 Ukrainian drones in the past week, with 1,054 destroyed on May 17, marking one of the largest aerial assaults of the year.
• At least four people, including an Indian worker, were killed and a dozen were injured in Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia, which also saw debris affect Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the destruction of a rare £30m amphibious aircraft, a cargo vessel, and other military targets deep inside Russia, justifying these as “long-range sanctions”.
• "We are clearly telling the Russians: their state must end its war," he wrote in a post on Telegram.
• Russian forces continued their attacks on Ukrainian cities, including Dnipro and Odesa, injuring at least nine people in Dnipro and two in Odesa, including children.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow says it destroyed more than 3,000 Kyiv drones as it faces biggest attack of the year