Laser weapons could provide Ukraine with a new way of combatting Russian drones, military experts told Business Insider.

Russian troops lost 1,140 soldiers, 99 drones, and 157 vehicles on the frontline of the war with Ukraine, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The total combat Russian losses from February 24,

Seven people were killed and more than 50 were injured in Ukraine overnight after Russian missiles and drones targeted communities across the eastern half of the country.