Ukraine

Russia sentences senior Def. Min. official to six years for theme park scandal

Major General Vladimir Shesterov, a senior Russian Defence Ministry official, was sentenced to six years in prison for his involvement in a theme park funds scandal.

 Russian police officers patrol Red Square under snow falls in downtown Moscow on November 23, 2024.
 Workers clean a street next to damaged cars following what local authorities said was a Ukrainian drone attack, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the town of Voronezh, Russia July 15, 2025.

Ukraine's drones target Moscow, other regions, Russia's defense ministry says

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attend a G20 summit in Buenos Aires in 2018. Putin probably isn’t losing sleep over Trump’s recent deadline to make peace with Ukraine, says the writer.

Threatening Putin: Will Trump chicken out? - opinion

 The XTEND Scorpio 500 drone is a significant development by the company.

Israeli drone company XTEND secures extension to $70 million Series B funding


Trump asked Zelensky if Ukraine could hit Moscow, FT reports

The US president had asked his Ukrainian counterpart whether he could hit military targets deep inside Russia if he provided weapons capable of doing so.

 UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with US President Donald Trump by phone, earlier this month. In his first weeks in office, Trump dramatically reversed US policy on Ukraine, even falsely accusing Zelensky of starting the war with Russia, the writer notes.

US to give Ukraine missiles capable of hitting Moscow as Trump grows frustrated with Putin - report

The offensive weapons would reportedly include long-range missiles that could reach targets deep inside Russian territory, including Moscow.

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, US, September 27, 2024

Russia, China strengthen coordination on US relations and Ukraine war

Additionally, North Korea declared its unconditional support for Russia amid the war in Ukraine. • Ukraine's SBU said that it killed Russian FSB agents.

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers' Council meeting in Beijing, China July 13, 2025.

Russia launches 597 drones, 26 missiles on Ukraine, Zelensky says

The hundreds of drones were said to have been launched in the early hours of Saturday morning.

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press statement with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025.

Kyiv to allocate $6.2 million to drone interceptor program

Authorities plan to open a center for training interceptor drone operators and create additional mobile units, he head of Kyiv city military administration said.

 An explosion of a drone lights up the sky over the city during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 10, 2025.

Ukraine drone attacks target Moscow, kills two, Russia says

Overnight Ukrainian drone attacks target Moscow and other regions, killing two and damaging agricultural infrastructure.

 Smoke and fire rise following what local authorities called a Ukrainian drone attack, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Sergiyev Posad, outside Moscow, Russia, in this screengrab obtained from social media video released on July 4, 2025

Deadly Russian drone attack rocks Kyiv as Ukraine lobbies for aid in Rome

Nineteen people were wounded and damage reported in nearly every district of Kyiv in the attack.

Firefighters work at the site of the apartment building hit by Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 10, 2025

Ukraine to launch Starlink mobile internet in 2026, becoming Europe's first, Kyivstar says

Field tests have begun under an end-2024 deal with SpaceX's commercial broadband constellation allowing Elon Musk's company to launch direct-to-cell services in the war-torn country.

 Servicemen of the 68th Oleksa Dovbush Separate Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine set up Starlink satellite internet system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 10, 2025.

Russia launches record 728 drones overnight, Ukraine's air force says

This comes after Trump said on Tuesday he had approved sending US defensive weapons to Ukraine and was considering additional sanctions on Moscow.

 A truck with mounted anti-aircraft cannon, of the of 127th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, fires towards Russian drones and missiles during an overnight shift, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine July 2, 2025

Russia recruiting unknowing suicide bombers as part of shadow war against Ukraine - report

Russia has begun to recruit young Ukrainians as unwilling suicide bombers amid the third year of the Ukraine-Russia War.

 Firefighters work at the site of a warehouse hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine June 3, 2025.

Russia downs 120 Ukrainian drones overnight, gains control of Ukraine settlements

More than three years into the war, Ukraine has increasingly been using drones to attack targets deep inside Russia.

 Ukrainian military soldiers rest at a position on a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 5, 2025