Russia bombarded Ukrainian cities with 705 missiles and drones overnight into Thursday, according to Ukraine’s air force.

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In previous sieges during the almost four years since Russia launched its all-out invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine has pulled out of some places to avoid losing troops. Ukrainian forces are desperately short-handed against Russia’s bigger army.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is now believed to be more dug in than ever, according to a recent intelligence assessment.

The demonstration showed how France’s 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment is trying to adapt to a drone-dominated battlefield.

Russia has launched another massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing power outages across the country.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred journalists to the Russian defence ministry on Friday when asked about a Reuters report that Russia had fired 9M729 missiles at Ukraine.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry denounced on Friday what it described as Russian attacks on substations critical to supplying external power for Ukraine's nuclear power stations. Russia has carried out "targeted strikes on such substations",

Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded 20, officials said.