Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital kills at least 11 ahead of NATO summit

“To intercept ballistics, we need the means for interception,” Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said on national television, commenting on the attack. “Russians are certainly using the fact that there is a serious deficit of interceptor missiles now, in Ukraine and the world.” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also said Monday that Ukraine … Read more

Trump to meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and Syria’s al-Sharaa during the NATO summit

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Wednesday while attending the NATO summit in Turkey, the White House said. Those discussions will come as Kyiv tries to refocus Trump’s attention on the conflict with Moscow and as Trump has publicly mused about Syria’s … Read more

Some Russian soldiers last just minutes on front lines against Ukraine’s drones, military bloggers say

Kyiv — Once Russian soldiers reach certain parts of the front lines of the war in Ukraine, they can expect to live an average of just 20 to 35 minutes, according to a grim estimate by Russian military bloggers, cited by Oxford historian Peter Frankopan in a Foreign Policy report. CBS News has not independently verified … Read more

Ukraine’s deep strikes leaving Russia short on air defense missiles, possibly at an “unsustainable rate”

Kyiv — Russia is running low on a key type of missile interceptor, sources tell CBS News, which could be helping Ukraine launch effective strikes deeper inside Russian territory as analysts note a possible changing of the tide in Kyiv’s favor more than four and a half years into the war. Moscow is experiencing a … Read more

Zelenskyy wants more Patriot missile systems for Ukraine’s war against Russia

Zelenskyy wants more Patriot missile systems for Ukraine’s war against Russia – CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging the U.S. to expand deliveries of Patriot missile systems for the war against Russia. CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio reports. Source link

Russia pressures U.S., Ukraine’s allies to flee Kyiv, threatening ‘systematic strikes’

Moscow says more attacks like it could be coming. Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned Monday that it would conduct “systematic strikes” against military targets in Kyiv, including what it called “decision-making centers.” It said this would be in retaliation for a drone attack last week that authorities said killed 21 people including students at a college … Read more

How Ukraine’s demining robots could help U.S. open the Strait of Hormuz

KYIV, Ukraine — The TLK-150 is 8 feet long, weighs roughly 50 pounds and glides just below the surface of the Black Sea mapping out the minefields that lay below. Once it dips underwater, its rotors can churn for over 1,200 miles before needing a recharge.  The sea drone, manufactured by the Ukrainian defense company Toloka, … Read more

Former CIA Director David Petraeus lauds Ukraine’s “extraordinary innovation” in war with Russia

Former CIA Director David Petraeus lauds Ukraine’s “extraordinary innovation” in war with Russia – CBS News Watch CBS News Former CIA Director David Petraeus spoke at the Kyiv Security Forum on Friday, praising Ukraine’s military and saying it has redefined modern warfare. Petraeus sat down with CBS News international reporter Aidan Stretch to discuss further. … Read more