Nighttime assaults on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv have intensified in the fourth year of Russia's full-scale invasion, with the number of drones sometimes exceeding 700. Swarms of 1,000 drones could soon become the norm,

Russia pounded Ukraine's capital with another major missile and drone attack overnight into Thursday, killing at least two people and causing fires across Kyiv a day after the heaviest drone attack so far in the more than three-year war,

While Russia has ramped up its airstrikes against Ukraine in recent weeks, the scale and approach of the latest overnight attack appear to mark a change in strategy, according to the report. CNN said drones were flying at various altitudes and converging on the capital from every direction.

Hours after Russia pounded Ukraine's capital in its latest massive air attack on Thursday (July 10), lycra-clad joggers and cyclists emerged as cafes opened their doors to espresso-hungry patrons rushing to work.