Money, not engineering, is what stands between Ukraine and Russia’s fastest drones, Zelenskyy says
Dozens of firms are chasing the problem, but nobody has funded production at the scale the nightly waves demand.
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Can’t intercept the missiles? Hit the factories—Ukraine’s other way to stop Russia’s ballistic missiles
Kyiv's US Patriots are all but gone as Russia builds ~100 of its deadliest missiles a month. Ukraine's fix: a $700,000 homemade interceptor.
Russia’s new ballistic missile could reach western Ukraine—and it may be tested there within months
Russia is building more ballistic missiles as well as longer-ranged ones, part of a push to tip Ukraine into a social and economic crisis, Kyiv's military intelligence says.
A Russian drone hit a Kyiv television newsroom in broad daylight while the channel was live on air
At least 5 people were injured, the building is partly destroyed, and firefighters put out the blaze at the site.
Trump’s peace envoys left, and Russia hit Kyiv with ballistics—the one thing Ukraine still struggles to stop
Only two ballistic missiles came down overnight, and the shortfall is now the centerpiece of what Kyiv is asking its allies to deliver.
Ukrainian university and the Flamingo missile-maker opened an engineering course. On the first try, zero of 150 passed
Even students who scored well on the university entrance exam flunked the physics round.
Kyiv stockpiles food and water as Russia’s new aerial tactics threaten a brutal winter
Russia has already targeted food storage around Kyiv, while Ukraine’s limited air defenses struggle to stop ballistic missiles and faster drones.
Russia deploys missile brigade to Belarus as fears grow over new threat to Kyiv
The move comes as Russia steps up aerial attacks on Kyiv from the north and Belarus allows Moscow to use its territory to help guide strikes against Ukrainian targets.
Ukraine put its own peace proposals on the table as two US envoys reached Kyiv for the first time
Security guarantees topped the Ukrainian list, and the day's diplomacy ran in consecutive sessions that widened to include three European governments' security chiefs.
Ukraine logged impacts at 11 sites while the American peace delegation was still in Moscow
The strike package mixed jet-powered attack drones, decoys, and cruise missiles across several oblasts.
Slovakia, led by one of EU’s most Russia-friendly governments, condemns Russia’s drone strike on Ukraine’s Security Service building
Slovakia condemns Russia's SBU strike but urges "both sides" to de-escalate.
“Everyone is absolutely livid”: Expert says Russian agent may have activated MESH relay within 5 km of attack on Security Service, enraging Ukraine and Europe
The drone was aimed directly at the acting SBU chief's office, Zelenskyy said.
Witkoff and Kushner to visit Kyiv and Moscow to revive peace talks as Russia ramps up attacks across Ukraine
The US envoys will meet Russian and Ukrainian leaders as Washington attempts to put peace talks back on track.
Russian drone strikes SBU headquarters in central Kyiv. Zelenskyy says “geography” of Ukraine’s response is set
The midday strike injured 12 people and damaged the nearby Sofia Kyivska historic complex, as Russia continues its relentless drone campaign against the capital.
Gunman on a motorcycle shoots the Russian air force general Ukraine says ordered the strike on Kyiv’s children’s hospital
The officer was hit twice as he stepped outside in a settlement near Engels, and surgeons in Saratov worked through the morning to keep him alive.
Russia now hunts Kyiv by daylight too, Flash explains why
Russia has started launching its strike drones during the day, not only after dark. The reason is the…
Ukraine says it busted a Kyiv crypto ring that drained EU citizens’ wallets
The SBU says the alleged scheme’s monthly turnover from stolen funds could reach $1 million during its most lucrative periods.
Ukraine’s Security Service says it foiled FSB plot to assassinate Russian opposition leader in Kyiv – several wounded in street shootout
The clash followed the reported disappearance of a Russian Volunteer Corps commander and a Ukrainian investigation into an alleged Russian assassination attempt.
Former Ukrainian president has made offer to Zelenskyy amid Russia’s new type of war on Kyiv
Petro Poroshenko has tabled a five-point plan for how the capital survives permanent air raid alerts.
Russian drone struck a Ukrainian fire truck on its way to a house fire—four rescuers injured
The crew was answering a call in a village outside Zaporizhzhia, and all four men went to hospital with injuries of differing severity.