Four waves of drone attacks were reported in Russia from the early hours of Nov. 26, with the Russian Ministry of Defense claiming to have "downed" 24 drones across five regions, as well destroying two missiles over the Sea of Azov.

The Russian capital has come under attack from drones regularly since May, with Russian officials blaming Ukraine. Military analysts commented at the time that the early attacks deployed Ukrainian locally made drones which could not carry as heavy a payload as the Iranian-made Shaheds used by Russia.

Ukrainian intelligence has planned large-scale drone attacks on Russian regions on the night of 25-26 November in retaliation for the unprecedented Shahed drone attack Russia launched on Kyiv the night before.

Ukraine’s military said that Russia has launched its most intense drone attack since the beginning of the war in 2022, and has targeted the capital city for over six hours. Kyiv was the main

Russia's Defense Ministry says a Ukrainian drone was shot down overnight over the Smolensk region. The report did not mention damages or casualties. Smolensk houses a military aviation factory. Ukraine has not commented on the report,

Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, commenting on the state of the war in Ukraine, said that it is necessary to prepare for increased hostilities and missile attacks by Russia. Source: Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels,

After two days of storms - and snow in the south - the ground has been left sodden and unsuitable for military manoeuvres

Bad weather along the Russia-Ukraine battlefront is not stopping battles between drones. Knewz.com has learned that one day after Russia sent its most intense drone attack on Kyiv since the start of the war,