Russia launched a record number of drones at Ukraine overnight into Friday, striking multiple buildings and residential areas, hours after US President Donald Trump said he had made “no progress” towards a ceasefire deal in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Russia and Ukraine struck each other with hundreds of drones on Sunday, throwing Russian air travel into disarray days after Moscow launched its largest aerial assault in the three-year-old war. Photos circulating on social media showed crowds huddling at Russian airports including key international hubs in Moscow and St Petersburg,

The assault began around 8:30 p.m. on July 5 and continued into the early hours of July 6. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 117 drones, most of them Shaheds, the military said. Ninety-eight were destroyed by kinetic weapons,