Oct 6 (Reuters) - Russia unleashed an overnight drone attack across Ukraine targeting the capital Kyiv and hitting infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.

The Ukrainian military shot down 56 out of at least 87 drones launched by Russia over various regions of the country, the air force said.

Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA) has reported that Ukrainian air defence units shot down all Russian UAVs detected in the airspace over Kyiv and on the outskirts of the city on the night of 5-6 October.

A view shows a semi-truck destroyed during a Russian drone strike near Ukraine-Romania border, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Nina Liashonok/File Photo (Reuters) - Russian air attacks on Ukraine kept the eastern half of the country under air raid alert for more than five hours,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv's defense companies can now produce 4 million drones annually.

The Russian bomber was shot down near the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk province, head of the Kostiantynivka Military Administration Serhiy Horbunov was quoted as saying by Ukraine’s public broadcaster,

Ukrainian forces said they shot down a Russian fighter plane on Saturday while Russia claimed it made gains in Ukraine’s east.

In April, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) successfully targeted a Russian Nebo-U long-range radar station located in the Bryansk region. This radar had been monitoring airsp