Moscow barreled hundreds of drones toward four key regions in Ukraine overnight, just as lawmakers in Kyiv scrambled to approve additional defense spending against the backdrop of intensified Russian attacks over the past few days.

The Kremlin unleashed 400 long-range drones and one missile late Tuesday, according to Ukraine’s Air Force – in what marked largest onslaught so far this week. Kyiv’s forces intercepted or disabled at least 345 of those drones.

Russia’s strikes pelted multiple cities late Tuesday – including parts of the Odesa region, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih.

Ukrainian troops have struggled to contend with one of the fiercest escalations by Russian forces since the full-scale 2022 invasion, with lawmakers in Kyiv supporting an initial amendment to boost army and defense spending. At the same time, Zelensky enacted a seismic cabinet reshuffle on Monday – after the US announced a fresh package of weaponry for the war-ravaged country.

Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine, faced “the most massive attack … since the beginning of the war,” said the head of the city’s military administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, adding that it involved a ballistic missile and 28 drones. The onslaught sparked several fires and left parts of the city without electricity and water, he added.