Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian city of Izhevsk on Tuesday, killing three people and wounding dozens in one of the deepest strikes inside Russia of the three-year conflict, authorities said. An AFP analysis published Tuesday found that Russia dramatically ramped up aerial attacks in June,

Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Russia launched the most extensive aerial bombardment of Ukraine since its full-scale invasion, according to Kyiv,

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is considered the largest and deadliest in Europe since World War II, which itself had a total death count of up to 20 million. Prior to the invasion, Putin delivered a national address in which he stated: "Today's events are not connected with the desire to infringe on the interests of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.