President Donald Trump is “optimistic” he can achieve peace in Ukraine on the heels of the successful hostage exchange in the Middle East, a White House official told POLITICO.

A retired US Army general said "20,000 North Koreans" are employed at the vast drone factory as Russia continues to warn the US against supplying Tomahawks.

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said ‘firepower’ is coming to Ukraine through European nations’ purchases of US weapons, but whether that includes American-made Tomahawk missiles is still not clear.

Russia has carried out three large-scale strikes on gas infrastructure belonging to Naftogaz Group, the largest national oil and gas company of Ukraine, over the past seven days. In addition, one of Naftogaz's combined heat and power plants came under Russian attack on the night of 14-15 October.

The Kremlin will negotiate only if missiles and drones bring the pain of war home to Russians, Ukrainian officials say.

Russian drone and missile strikes caused blackouts across large swaths of Ukraine, damaged residential buildings and injured at least 20 people in Kyiv, authorities said.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday he expected more NATO countries to buy American arms for Ukraine, as the alliance sought to bolster Kyiv and its own ability to

The Russian army continues to suffer significant losses on the Ukrainian front. Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders have destroyed hundreds of enemy service members and dozens of pieces of equipment,