Russian air defenses destroyed 73 Ukrainian drones overnight, including three heading for Moscow, Russia's defence ministry said on Friday.

Ukraine's Brave1 hopes all of its infantry will eventually carry its new anti-drone rifle rounds, designed to fire from NATO-issued rifles.

At least one person was killed in Odesa after a Russian drone hit a residential high-rise overnight, reports Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov and Oleh Kiper, Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration.

In a forest in the Kyiv region, 35-year-old engineer Andriy Tchornim takes shelter under the trunk of a navy blue 4x4. Eyes locked on the screen of his joystick, he pays no attention to the torrential rain lashing his face in heavy gusts.

Russian and Ukrainian drones use cellphone internet networks to operate, so shutdowns are one way authorities try to counter the attacks. View on euronews

Russia launched another drone attack on Ukraine overnight, using Shahed-type kamikaze drones. Some of the UAVs were directed at the south of the country, including Odesa, where explosions were reported,

Zelenskyy has emphasized the importance of expanding production to counter Russia's invasion and strike deeper into Russian territory.

In early June Ukrainian intelligence reported they would be the target of a summer offensive. But Colonel Derevyanko, a commander in the 93rd Brigade, says he sees no preparations for one. Indeed, he says,

Romania's Ministry of Defense plans to reach an agreement with Ukraine on the joint production of drones, which are later expected to be sold to other European countries as well, Digi24 reports. According to the media outlet,