Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it had shot down 127 drones over more than a dozen regions.
The department also said it had taken control of Bochkove, a village in the Kharkiv region, on Saturday morning, according to state-linked news agency Tass.
The settlement is close to Ukraine’s northern border with Russia, where invading forces have made repeated attempts to push further south towards the city of Kharkiv.
Ukrainian authorities have not commented on Russia’s claim to have gained control of the village, nor has BBC News been able to independently verify it.
Elsewhere, Romania’s defence ministry said it was investigating “the fall of an object” on its territory close to the Ukrainian border during the Russian attack.
It also clarified a previous statement which incorrectly suggested that British jets based in the country had shot down Russian drones, which would have been the first incident of its kind.
It said British jets “did not enter Ukrainian airspace”, and “no drones were shot down by the aircraft, because the drones did not breach Romanian airspace”.
A Nato official said British Typhoon jets “had the authority to engage the potential threats”, but “engagement was not required as the targets were neutralised outside Romanian airspace”.
With peace talks between Russia and Ukraine at an impasse, Ukraine continues to seek international backing for its military efforts.
On Friday, Zelensky met Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the second round of talks between the pair in recent months as Ukraine seeks to broker closer ties with Gulf allies.
Saudi Arabia and its neighbours have a renewed interest in Ukraine’s drone warfare expertise since coming under Iranian attack in recent weeks.
The crown prince and Zelensky discussed strengthening air defence cooperation and joint military production, an official account of the meeting said.