More than 1,500 Russian drones and dozens of missiles were launched in the last two days, according to Ukrainian officials.

Some well-known analysts and journalists have detected a subtle change in the mood toward Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine, now well into its fifth year. There is a sense in Russian society, they write,

Rescue workers ended search operations Friday at the devastated building, which was struck this week during Russia’s heaviest air attack on the Ukrainian capital this year.

Last month, Ukraine managed to liberate more land than Russia seized – the first time Moscow suffered a net loss of territory since Ukraine’s 2024 Kursk incursion.

Dramatic video shows a pair of United Nations vehicles being struck by two drones in southern Ukraine.  According to the UN’s Ukraine Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),

The arrest is the closest that the country’s anti-corruption officials have come to the president’s inner circle. It comes as Ukraine was hit by a new volley of Russian strikes Thursday.

From carrying ammunition and evacuating the wounded to conducting reconnaissance and even acting as suicide bombers, these robotic systems are increasingly taking over dangerous frontline tasks once handled by soldiers.

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