Facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians, President Vladimir Putin appears ready to try to change the narrative around the conflict. He looks likely to sharply escalate the Russian aerial attacks on the Ukrainian capital in the hope it will shore up his sagging domestic approval ratings and persuade an increasingly pessimistic audience at home that Moscow is winning the war,

Syrskyi said the Russian army has concentrated its main efforts in that sector. Russian forces continue trying to break through Ukrainian defenses and expand combat operations beyond the Pokrovsk urban area.

Ukraine’s early embrace of drones, and the mass-industrialization of their accuracy and power, has begun to exact a defining toll on Russia.

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

The war has not been going the Kremlin’s way, with battleground losses and growing casualties. With fiercer strikes, Moscow hopes to gain a better position for negotiations.

Kyiv’s increased drone capabilities have offset the decrease in U.S. military aid.

The incursions raise tensions with Russia at a time when U.S. commitment to NATO's collective security is in question.

Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, sending smoke over Vladimir Putin’s hometown and briefly grounding flights just as the Kremlin prepares for its flagship international economic forum.