Ceasefire ends as Russia unleashes a fresh drone wave on Ukraine

After a US-brokered three-day ceasefire expired, Russia launched hundreds of drones across Ukraine, killing at least six and injuring many others in attacks on regions including Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Odesa, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia; Kyiv says the strikes targeted civilian infrastructure and rail facilities, with authorities warning the barrage could be followed by major missile strikes. Ukrainian officials reported thousands of drones in play that day (753 drones in a single window, per the air force) amid ongoing cross-border incidents, while Russia claimed Ukrainian drones hit sites inside Russia. Slovakia closed a border crossing for security reasons as cross-border tensions rose.