Euromaidan Press Staff

Facing a shortage of soldiers to defend cities from nightly Shahed attacks, Ukraine is moving toward training civilians to intercept drones - a dramatic shift in defense strategy. The move coincides with Trump's meeting with Zelenskyy being overshadowed by a surprise announcement of a 2.5-hour Putin call and planned Budapest summit, raising questions about Washington's commitment to providing Ukraine with the advanced weapons needed to change the battlefield dynamics.

Even pro-Kremlin propagandists now admit that Ukraine stands "more militarized than ever" with self-sufficient production and expanding international facilities.

Ukraine launched coordinated long-range drone strikes against Russia's petroleum infrastructure, hitting oil facilities in Rostov Oblast and the Volgograd refinery.

Russia's grinding offensive toward Pokrovsk hit a wall of Ukrainian counterattacks Tuesday, with three brigades forced to halt operations amid command coordination failures—a symptom of deeper problems as Moscow's tank losses outpace production and casualties exceed 1,000 daily. Meanwhile, the war's mathematics grow increasingly brutal: Ukraine's 10-kilometer-deep "kill zone" now revolves around drone range, with commanders tracking whether they can destroy Russian forces faster than Moscow can mobilize replacements.

Odesa Mayor Trukhanov was stripped of Ukrainian citizenship over a Russian passport allegation after surviving $25 million in corruption charges.

Ukrainian forces liberated Mali Shcherbaky in southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast and pushed five kilometers into Russian-held territory.

The Kremlin is reportedly discussing a potential invasion of NATO countries. Western intelligence agencies have evidence that Russia is considering an attack against the Alliance, says Eurocommissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius.

Russia unleashed one of its largest drone assaults on Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight, deploying 465 drones that left thousands without power and water in Kyiv while killing a 7-year-old child in Zaporizhzhia. The attack comes as unidentified drones breach military facilities across Europe from Germany to Czechia, signaling an escalating hybrid campaign that NATO officials describe as psychological preparation for potential future conflict.

The pattern is clear. The language should be too.

Only 35% of Russia's strategic tank reserves remain after three years of war, while Ukrainian strikes on refineries trigger gasoline shortages across Russia. As Putin masses 90,000 troops for a new offensive on Lyman, his admission that Ukraine's refinery attacks "won't help" rings hollow amid mounting evidence of the Kremlin's strategic pressures and Europe's growing resolve to support long-range Ukrainian strikes.

Ukraine concluded defense agreements with Denmark, Slovakia, Spain, and Romania at DFNC³, opening production and cooperation channels.

Meanwhile, Putin's personal daily budget has swelled to $1.1 million.

Ukraine has successfully disabled approximately 20% of Russia's oil refining capacity through precision drone and missile strikes on 16 of the country's 38 refineries.

Russia's weekend bombardment killed at least nine Ukrainian civilians, including a family of four in western Lviv Oblast, as Czech voters elected populist Andrej Babiš on promises to cut aid to Kyiv. The attacks featured Chinese-provided satellite targeting data, while Ukraine achieved its first FPV drone kill of a flying helicopter and destroyed North Korean artillery near the front lines.