The same data networks that enable phone apps and web surfing help drones navigate, so officials are imposing daily, patchwork shutdowns. The actions can be very disruptive to daily life.

Russian airline Aeroflot cancelled dozens of flights on Monday after what it called a failure in its information systems, and a shadowy hacking group claimed responsibility for what it said was a crippling cyberattack.

Another 555 people were freed separately from prisoner exchanges with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky added.

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The long-range Russian drones come in swarms each night, buzzing over Ukraine by the hundreds, terrorizing the population and attacking targets from the industrial east to areas near its western border with Poland.

"The suitcase was found to contain an American Colt Commander, .45 caliber with three empty magazines," Russian officials said.

Ukrainian hackers carried out a cyberattack against Russia's Aeroflot airline, reports said. (Credit: Reuters)

DONETSK REGION (Reuters) -For months, Ukraine has picked off Russian soldiers by the thousand around the frontline city of Pokrovsk, using small drones armed with bombs to tie down a numerically superior force.