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A freelance journalist on a Kyiv-to-the-border train recounts a low-flying drone strike that damaged a carriage and nearby gas station, evacuating passengers—including former CIA director David Petraeus—as the Russia-Ukraine war intensifies; Petraeus called the attack an escalation and said its timing aimed to deter foreign officials from visiting Kyiv.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is pictured cuddling Freyja, a puppy gifted by American boxer Terence Crawford, in a moment highlighted amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict, illustrating a human moment for a wartime leader.
Ukraine could not shoot down a fresh Russian missile barrage over Kyiv and the surrounding region, with Kyiv saying U.S.-made interceptors are exhausted or unavailable after partner delays. Seventeen Ukrainians died overnight, and a warehouse in Brovary was destroyed, affecting Rozetka’s logistics. Zelensky urged allies to bolster sanctions on Russia to deter further attacks.
Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, killing at least nine and injuring more than 30, as Zelensky said Ukraine has run out of air-defense interceptors; Zelensky had urged the U.S. for air-defense missiles during a White House meeting.
An opinion argues that Ukraine could use F-16s to locate and destroy ballistic-missile launchers within weeks if Washington unlocks a key capability, offering a fast way to blunt Russia’s missile threat while Ukraine continues resisting.
Sen. Lindsey Graham pressed a bipartisan sanctions bill to curb Russia’s wartime economy, a push that gained momentum after a Kyiv meeting with Zelensky and White House backing, but his death after returning from Ukraine complicates the path forward as lawmakers weigh the bill’s bipartisan prospects and potential impact on Moscow’s revenue.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a reformer credited with Ukraine’s drone program, triggering protests in Kyiv as the government reboot unfolds amid ongoing frontline gains.
President Donald Trump delivered a notable pivot on Ukraine, praising Zelensky and Kyiv’s war effort and signaling that Ukraine will be allowed to manufacture U.S.-designed Patriot missiles on Ukrainian soil, a move that could boost Kyiv’s defenses while signaling a warmer tone toward Ukraine amid the Russia war.
Ukrainian drone operations are disrupting Russian logistics in Crimea, halting fuel distribution and hurting tourism as Kyiv moves to isolate the peninsula and complicate Moscow’s control.
The Pentagon is considering shifting weapons meant for Ukraine to the Middle East due to depleted U.S. munitions from the Iran conflict, highlighting growing trade‑offs as Washington seeks to sustain aid to Ukraine while replenishing stockpiles.
With swarms of Iranian drones breaching U.S. air defenses and striking across the Middle East, the Trump administration reportedly asked Ukraine to help counter the threat, leveraging Kyiv’s years of experience fending off similar drone attacks to bolster a broader counterdrone effort.