Between January and June, the number of Russian drone and missile attacks exceeded 23,000, a roughly 605% increase compared to the same period last year.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russia launched 597 drones and 26 missiles, killing two people, wounding 20, and damaging civilian infrastructure from Kharkiv and Sumy in the northeast to Lviv, Lutsk, and Chernivtsi in the west.

In a statement posted to Facebook, Syrskyi said Russia continues to grow both its troop numbers and its production of missiles and drones. In response, Ukraine is developing both symmetrical and unconventional countermeasures,