The sentence, handed down by a Russian court, is a rare example of the country holding its troops to account for war crimes.

Ukrainian officials have said frequent drone attacks were an apparent attempt to stretch Ukrainian air defence and increase pressure on the civilian population as the war against

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing one civilian and wounding more than 30 people in the centre, south, and northeast, Ukrainian officials said on Friday. The Russian forces launched 92 drones and five missiles at 12 Ukrainian regions,