RUSSIA sent hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles into Ukraine today, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 80, say officials.

Russia launched nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles in its biggest aerial barrage for almost two weeks, authorities said.

It was the largest raid since Russia fired 948 drones and 34 missiles in the space of 24 hours last month.

At least four people were killed overnight in Kiev, with more than 50 injured, according to authorities.

Nine people were killed and 23 injured in the southern port city of Odessa, with around three dozen injured in the central Dnipro region and one person was killed in Zaporizhzhia, in the south.

Ukraine’s air force claimed air defences shot down or disabled 667 out of 703 incoming targets.

Meanwhile, in Russia, Krasnodar regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported that two people were killed in Ukrainian strikes in the Black Sea port of Tuapse.

He said that attacks damaged six apartment buildings, 24 private houses and three schools. Drone fragments also fell near the port of Tuapse.

Russia’s Defence Ministry said that its air defences had downed 207 Ukrainian drones overnight.