Four Russian cruise missiles detected over Ukraine indicate escalating military activity. Ukraine recapturing Crimea by December 31, 2026 at 5.5% YES.

After a day of crucial meetings in Moscow, including with President Vladimir Putin, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are switching wartime venues, heading to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy with aims of ending the conflict now in its fifth year.

Units of Ukraine's army were ordered to halt fighting Sept. 5-8, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Sept. 4, citing sources in the military, as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to visit

By Olena Harmash and Anna Voitenko KYIV, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Commuters stranded; children rushed underground in the middle of the school day; festivals cancelled; walks punctuated by booming air defences.

THIS is the harrowing moment Ukraine’s state security service HQ was pummelled by a Russian drone in an attempt to assassinate the acting spy chief. Footage shows the strike in the historic

A shootout between Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) and State Security Service (SBU) broke out in Kyiv the morning of Sept. 2, injuring three HUR officers and prompting an investigation.

Now, Russia has changed tactics with the use of fast-flying, jet-powered drones, and the expectation that daylight brings a return to normal life has been shattered. Since last week, attacks have come day and night, compounding the terror of overnight strikes with the exhaustion of constant daytime disruption.

As Moscow responds to Kyiv’s growing success against conventional piston-engine Shahed drones, new Russian drone variants have increasingly threatened Ukraine. In July 2026, Moscow deployed five times as many jet-powered drones as it did in June 2025.