The footage shows how Ukraine is scrambling to defend the embattled city from brutal Russian assaults.

Kyiv says the Army of Drones Bonus system, in which points may be redeemed for weapons, is the first of its kind anywhere.

The Ukrainian military released a theatrical, action-packed video showing the destruction of two Russian planes and a key missile system in the Black Sea. Ukrainian drones took out two of Moscow’s Tu-142 naval aircraft at the military airfield in Taganrog,

A Ukrainian security source told BI that Kyiv struck at least 40 Russian aircraft on Sunday, including Tu-95 and Tu-22M bombers.

In a devastating series of overnight attacks between June 1 and June 2, Russia intensified its military aggression against Ukraine, resulting in one of the bloodiest episodes of the conflict. The assaults claimed the lives of over a dozen individuals.

Russian officials are warning of rising fiscal pressure as Ukraine makes battlefield gains and fuel shortages hit occupied Crimea.

The Russian Defence ⁠Ministry ⁠said on Tuesday that ⁠its massive overnight strike on Ukraine was a response ​to what it called "terrorist acts" against targets inside Russia and said ‌it had struck a range ‌of Ukrainian military targets.

Minimal gains on battlefield as Kyiv largely halts Moscow’s spring-summer offensive; Ukraine missile maker tests homegrown Patriot alternative. What we know on day 1,562