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I'm Ben Thomas with an AP News Minute.

Aerial attacks in the Russia-Ukraine war are escalating.

Charles Tel-Adesma reports.

Russian air defenses down 389 incoming Ukrainian drones.

Russia's defense ministry says Wednesday in what's been reported as the largest overnight

attack on Russian regions and Crimea since Moscow's forces invaded Ukraine more than four

years ago.

I'm Charles Tel-Adesma.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said drones came down in their territory, though they

were likely strays.

The Ukrainian barrage came a day after Russia fired almost a thousand drones and 34 missiles

at civilian areas of Ukraine as it extended its usual nighttime barrage into daylight

hours, killing at least six people.

On Wednesday, Russian drones smashed into residential areas of Ukraine's second largest city

Harkiv in an afternoon raid.

The mayor says at least nine people were injured, but he did not report any deaths.

I'm Ben Thomas.