Russia launches record number of long-range drone strikes on Ukraine in April

The aggressor country, russia, launched a record number of drone strikes on Ukraine in April. This was reported by Le Monde on Friday, May 1.

The publication writes that russia launched 6,583 long-range drones in April, which is 2% more than in March. The aggressor also began to launch daytime drone attacks.

"Russian forces have increased the number of strikes during the day - while Moscow had previously almost exclusively hit Ukraine at night - which Kyiv condemns as a tactic aimed at maximum civilian casualties, even though the conflict has already claimed tens of thousands of lives," the report says.

The American think tank noted that russia may increasingly launch daytime drone attacks on civilians and infrastructure, especially as temperatures rise and the number of Ukrainians on the streets increases.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the morning of May 1, 2026, the russian army carried out a series of targeted strikes on the fuel infrastructure of the Kharkiv Region.

On the night of May 1, the aggressor country of russia attacked Ukraine with 210 strike UAVs, about 140 of which were Shaheds.