KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired at least 800 drones in a massive daytime barrage on about 20 regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, including children, in one of the longest attacks by Moscow in the 4-year-old war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The Kremlin stuck to its maximalist demands of Ukraine on Wednesday as it insisted the conflict would soon end

Russia had mainly carried out mass drone and missile strikes at night, but the tactic changed in March, when Moscow switched to a daytime assault strategy. View on euronews

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had earlier warned of possible waves of Russian drone attacks throughout the day.

Russia launched a significant drone attack on Ukraine, deploying 800 drones across 20 regions, resulting in casualties. The attack raises concerns amid ongoing peace talks between Trump and Putin.

Russian forces launched attacks in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on ‌Tuesday, killing at least six people, regional officials said, after the expiry of a U.S.-mediated ceasefire.

Officials in the northeastern Sumy region said two people were killed in separate Russian drone attacks on a civilian car and a kindergarten.