The bombardment is the second ​time this week Russia has followed a overnight drone barrage ⁠with heavy daytime attacks, a new tactic as Moscow probes ways to ​penetrate Ukraine's air defenses.

Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least eight people on Friday, April 3, as Moscow steps up a pattern of daytime attacks, raising civilian costs. Ukraine's Air Force intercepted 541 projectiles out of 579 launched;

A major Russian drone and missile attack on civilian areas of Ukraine killed four people and injured at least 27, officials said Tuesday, while Moscow’s army stepped up efforts to break through Ukrainian front-line defenses in what could be the start of an anticipated spring ground offensive.

(Bloomberg) -- Russia said drone debris struck a foreign-flagged cargo vessel in a bay of the Azov Sea overnight while Moscow’s forces attacked several Ukrainian regions as the war showing no signs of slowing down.

The attack hit four districts, damaging residential buildings, educational institutions and critical infrastructure, officials said.

Russia is helping Iran with advanced drone tactics from its war in Ukraine to hit US and Gulf nation targets in the Middle East, according to a Western intelligence official.