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Russia Launches Another Record Drone Attack on Ukraine, Ukrainian Officials Say

UKRAINE, JUL 9 – Russia launched 728 drones and 13 missiles in the largest aerial assault since 2022, targeting Lutsk and 10 other Ukrainian regions amid escalating conflict and renewed U.S. military aid.

  • On Wednesday overnight, Russia launched a record 728 Shahed drones, seven cruise missiles, and six Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, marking the largest assault in the conflict's history.
  • Following U.S. policy reversal, Russia launched its largest assault to date on Ukraine, with 728 drones and 13 missiles, coinciding with Trump’s pledge to increase military aid, as Yermak highlighted.
  • Ukrainian Air Force reported 711 drones and seven missiles intercepted, including 296 shot down and 415 jammed, amid escalating Russian attacks since June.
  • Russian forces launched a record 728 drones and 13 missiles, causing damage across 11 regions, with fires reported in Lutsk and other Ukrainian areas.
  • Zelensky called for biting sanctions targeting Russian oil and its buyers to pressure Moscow to halt its escalating attacks.
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Russia fired more than 700 drones of attack and decoy against Ukraine during the night, surpassing previous night bombings for the third time in two weeks, as part of the intensification of Moscow's air and ground strikes in the three-year war, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday. Recently, Russia has attempted to saturate Ukraine's air defences by launching major attacks including an increasing number of lure drones. The most recent seemed to…

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Newsweek broke the news in United States on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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