Ukraine’s General Staff claims the country's forces struck an airfield in southern Russia that was being used to launch Iran-designed Shahed drones and maintain attack aircraft used in the almost thre

It came as Russia and Ukraine swapped 150 prisoners of war each and UK foreign secretary David Lammy met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

Recent social media videos show Ukrainian forces using drones similar to IEDs. The drones sit next to roads and then strike Russian military vehicles when they pass.

A Russian drone struck a multi-storey apartment building in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy early on Thursday, killing nine people and injuring 13, including a child, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

Ukraine has launched its second major drone attack in a week against Russian oil refineries hundreds of miles from its borders.

Russia launched 112 Shahed attack drones and decoy UAVs of various types against Ukraine on the night of 6-7 February. Ukrainian air defence managed to down 81 drones, while 31 failed to reach their targets.

Akhtarsk in Russia's Krasnodar Krai on the night of 5-6 February, from where the Russians have launched Shahed kamikaze drones to strike Ukrainian cities.

Last month, the Defense Forces' drones hit or destroyed 7% more targets than in December, according to the commander. FPV drones made up the largest share of hits, accounting for 49%. Read also: Russia launches overnight attack on Ukraine with 77 drones and 2 ballistic missiles The 46th Airmobile,

The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces conducted an attack on the airport in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, from where the Russians launched strike drones against Ukraine. The General Staff in Kyiv reported that the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces attacked the airport in Russian Primorsko-Akhtarsk.