The assault follows warnings of an intense new wave of attacks as the Kremlin hopes to change the narrative of a war mired in battlefield setbacks and diplomatic stalemate amid growing signs of domestic disquiet.

Russian missile, drone strikes kill at least 13 people across Ukraine, authorities say, after President Zelenskyy warned Moscow was planning a "massive new strike."

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin unleashes major attack on Ukrainian cities killing 11 and wounding over 100 - Barrage of drones and missiles hits Ukraine just hours after Zelensky warned of impending

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 3 (Reuters) - Ukraine struck an oil export terminal in St Petersburg hours before President Vladimir Putin's annual economic forum got under way in an attempt to embarrass the Kremlin chief and show how vulnerable Russia's big cities are.

Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight, killing at least 11 people, injuring dozens and trapping others, authorities said on Tuesday. Russia unleashed 73 missiles and 656 drones across Ukraine,

It is the highest on-the-record estimate of Russian military deaths to come from any government since the war in Ukraine began.

In its most recent attacks against Ukraine, Russia hit the cities with dozens of ballistic missiles, knowing very well that this is one of the very few weapons Ukraine remains vulnerable to. As for the drones — this is where Kyiv mastered both defensive and offensive know-how.

When a large explosion shook ⁠Olha ⁠Mudra's apartment block in Kyiv in ⁠the early hours of Tuesday, it felt like the end of the world. Mudra, her ​hair covered in dust and face smeared with soot, recalled the moment when the blast occurred,