KYIV -Russia started the biggest air attack on Ukraine overnight since the onset of a full -scale invasion, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, stating that one of its F -16 fighter jet pilots was killed in an attack.

Air Force spokesman Yuri INat told NPR on Sunday that it was the biggest air attack in the case of the number of weapons used.

In a statement on social media, Air Force Said Russia used 537 drones and missiles in the attack; The Air Force said 249 were shot and the rest disappeared from the radar.

Strike targeted cities across Ukraine, including Micolives in the south, Zaporizhjia in the south, Kremenchuk in the central part of the country and the Laviv in the west. Local officials said business and civilian infrastructure were hit, and many were injured.

Write Social mediaUkrainian President Volodimier Zelanski said a child was hurt in an attack on a Smilla, a city in Central Ukraine.

“Alone this week, there were over 114 missiles, over 1,270 drones and about 1,110 directed air bombs,” he wrote. Russian President Vladimir Putin had “decided long ago that he would continue to fight despite the world call for peace”.

In the latest attacks, Lieutenant Colonel Maxim Ustimeanko, a 32 -year -old Ukrainian F -16 pilot, Was killed After shooting seven Russian air targets.

“While confusing the final goal, its aircraft was damaged and started losing height,” the Air Force said in a statement. “Maksym ustymenko did everything that he could do to remove the aircraft from a populated area, but did not manage to take out in time.”

Ukraine worked hard to the Biden administration for the F -16 fighter jets, which helps protect the sky of Ukraine.

Russia has carried forward attacks on Ukraine despite a conversation between the two countries in Istanbul, leading to a ceasefire. However, the only result has been a series of prisoners exchanges. In the last few weeks, Russian drones and ballistic missiles killed dozens of Ukrainians and injured hundreds.

Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 20 June, Putin said that “all Ukraine belongs to us” in principle and “wherever the foot of a Russian military steps is Russian land.”

Despite the Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s war machine, the Russian army in Ukraine slowly continues to move forward, Involved Its bombers fleet.

NPR manufacturer Polina Litvinova contributed reporting to Kiev.