Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,226 | News

Here are the key events on day 1,226 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Friday, July 4:

Fighting

• Russia launched 539 drones and 11 ballistic and cruise missiles at Ukraine overnight in the largest aerial attack since the war began, according to Ukraine’s air force.
• The military said its air defences shot down 270 drones while 208 more were redirected by the army or were drone simulators lacking warheads.
• The attacks on Kyiv injured at least 23 people, damaging…