Ukraine received half-a-dozen F-16s at the start of August, the first tranche of a total of 45 that Kyiv's allies have promised.

Russian officials say more than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down, sparking a wildfire and setting an apartment block alight in one of the largest barrages over Russian skies

Ukraine's air defence has been responding to Russian drones in Kyiv Oblast on the night of 27-28. Source: Kyiv Oblast Military Administration; Kyiv City Military Administration Quote: "Enemy UAVs were detected in the airspace.

Kyiv City Military Administration has reported that about 15 Russian Shahed attack drones targeted the city of Kyiv on the night of 27-28 September. Air defence responded to all of the drones, but the debris fell in the Obolonskyi district of the city.

"New York Times," citing its sources, reports that U.S. intelligence believes that if Ukraine is granted permission to use long-range missiles to target deep inside Russia, Moscow's reaction will be significant.