A wave of Russian drone and missile attacks hit Kyiv and other regions, leaving at least four people dead and dozens injured. Ukrainian officials say the devasting barrage highlights the need for stricter sanctions on Moscow.
Poland’s military command declared it had shot down multiple drones that violated its airspace as Russia conducted attacks across the border in Ukraine. This incident underscores the region’s heightened security concerns and the ongoing volatility of the conflict.
In a devastating turn, Russia launched simultaneous drone and missile strikes across southern Ukraine, killing one person and wounding dozens more, according to local officials. The attack underscores the escalating tensions in the region and the serious threat posed by these coordinated assaults.
At least 19 people have been killed and 48 wounded after a Russian drone and missile barrage on Ukraine’s capital. Authorities call it the first major combined attack on Kyiv in weeks, striking the city center early Thursday.
A massive overnight attack on Ukraine’s capital left at least 14 people dead and 38 more injured, local officials confirmed. The assault comes as former President Donald Trump’s push for peace negotiations appears to have stalled, creating added uncertainty in an already tense climate.
Ukraine has revised its rules on men under draft age, allowing them to leave the country. This development follows criticism from lawmakers who believed earlier restrictions were unfair to youths not yet eligible for conscription.
Recent Alaska and White House summits have revealed the limits of President Trump’s attempts at forging peace with Russia over Ukraine. Analysts warn that unless President Putin faces greater military setbacks, he is unlikely to change course on the ongoing conflict.
Russia reportedly launched one of its largest recent air assaults on Thursday, targeting a U.S.-founded electronics manufacturer near Ukraine’s border with the European Union. Officials in Moscow accused Kyiv of hindering peace discussions, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reached out to the United States for support in renewing negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia has returned the remains of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers in an official exchange. Ukraine, in turn, handed over 19 Russian troops’ remains. The announcement was made by Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky.
In March 2014, Russia seized Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in a swift, bloodless operation the world overwhelmingly deemed illegal. That single move plunged Moscow’s relations with the West into their steepest decline since the Cold War—a rift that still defines European security.
