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.

Russia said on Thursday that it had intercepted 126 Ukrainian drones in an attack that killed one person and injured four in the Belgorod region. On Wednesday, Russia fired hundreds of drones, artillery shells, and ballistic missiles. France24 International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert joins us for more.