Russia appears to be using drone attacks on civilians to train young pilots, says a Ukrainian lawmaker with ties to Ukraine's military. One city has been hit by hundreds of drone strikes this year.

A fire erupted in the city of Kazan in Russia's Tatarstan republic overnight on Jan. 20 amid a Ukrainian drone attack on the city, Russian Telegram channels reported.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies that the defense of his nation is a litmus test for broader Western resolve.

Ukraine struck Russian regions with a major drone and missile attack overnight, damaging at least two factories and forcing schools to close in a major southern Russian city, according to Russian officials and media.

A fire erupted at an oil depot in the city of Lyudinovo in Russia's Kaluga Oblast following a Ukrainian drone attack on the facility on Jan. 17, regional Governor Vladislav Shapsha said.

The drones were launched from Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea, as well as from Millerovo, Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia. Air defense systems were active in the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv,

In the must-see video above, at least three people were killed as Russia targeted central Kyiv in a missile attack in the early hours of Saturday, January 18, the city’s mayor said.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 131 Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and imitation drones. They also launched four Iskander-M ballistic missiles, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.