Russia launched several waves of drone attacks on Kyiv yesterday overnight for the second night in a row, stepping up its assaults on the Ukrainian capital after several weeks of pause.

The ISW said Ukraine's air defense coverage "is reportedly incentivizing Russian forces to rely more heavily on remote strikes."

The Ukrainian air force reported on Telegram that the military’s air defenses shot down 18 of the 23 drones and destroyed the missile. The air force said the air defenses operated in at least nine regions in Ukraine,