Drones operating via fiber-optic wires are a new military challenge globally, as they are largely immune to jamming and interception attempts.

Ukraine hit the "bold target" of a microelectronics plant close to Moscow's city center, a Ukrainian official said on Thursday.

The ground forces remain the dominant force in conducting modern military operations of any scale and intensity.” These words, spoken by Vladimir Putin, laid out the tone for Russia’s next ten years of military modernization,

The claim by the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces, which came on a holiday celebrating Russia's sovereignty, is in line with Western intelligence estimates.

Ukraine's president says a new prisoner exchange with Russia is ongoing and will take days, as both sides continue launching hundreds of attack drones.

Trump declined to say what those consequences would be, and went on to add that he had not had discussions about whether to investigate Musk.

Apart from drones, 20 missiles of various types were fired at different parts of Ukraine, according to the air force, which said the barrage targeted mainly central and western areas of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the Trump administration diverted 20,000 anti-drone missiles originally meant for Kyiv to American forces in the Middle East.