Ukraine and Russia traded fire overnight with 4 people hurt in strikes on refineries in Russia while Russian attacks killed 6 and injured dozens.

US President Donald Trump said the United States also needs Patriot missiles, again referring to the military assistance provided to Ukraine under former President Joe Biden.

When evangelical pastor Ihor Ivashchuk fled his home in occupied Ukraine four years ago, he asked a lifelong friend to live there and look after it until he could safely return. But when his friend called to say a man clad in military fatigues had turned up on the doorstep asking who owned the property and whether he could see ownership documents,

Ukrainian soldiers heading to the perilous part of the front nearest Russian soldiers need to coordinate their movements carefully.

The intelligence-sharing relationship between the U.S. and Ukraine has bounced back to previous highs, according to long-time Ukraine watchers — a welcome boost during a critical window of opportunity for the Ukrainian war effort.

The regional governor says Russia has repelled 92 drones in Yaroslavl, home to the Slavneft-Yanos refinery, about 150 miles north-east of Moscow.

Russia has also used this tactic to protect submarines at a key base in the Black Sea from Ukrainian drone strikes.

The strikes have drawn attention not only because of their reach inside Russia, but also because of Wildberries’ economic importance, its ties to the country’s financial sector, and the impact on ordinary Russian consumers.

The U.S. and its partners depend on Patriot interceptors to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles. But Russia and Iran are firing their weapons at rates far higher than Patriots can be produced.

Russia and Ukraine are producing ever larger numbers of innovative aerial weapons, hoping for a breakthrough as ground combat is largely frozen.

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