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How Ukraine Put Russia on the Back Foot in Year 5 of the War
Military analyst Michael Kofman says “time is increasingly not on Russia’s side.”
Kyiv faced one of the heaviest bombardments since the start of the war, including an Oreshnik hypersonic missile near the capital. Russia claims these strikes are a specific retaliation, but analysts have highlighted the flaw in that justification.
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Ukraine drones target 30,000 Russian soldiers in May — the most devastating month of the conflict
Ukraine's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Forces announced that they attacked 19,203 Russian troops within the initial 19 days of May 2026 — an unprecedented rate that is expected to bring the total for the month to around 30,
NATO allies increasingly study Ukraine's wartime innovations in drones and defense production as the alliance prepares for its July summit in Ankara.
Kyiv faced one of the heaviest bombardments since the start of the war, including an Oreshnik hypersonic missile near the capital. At least six people have been reported killed and dozens injured - while almost half of the items in the Chernobyl museum have been "lost".
Russia on Sunday attacked Ukraine in one of the largest aerial assaults of the war, signaling a new wave of escalation as it used a rarely launched hypersonic ballistic missile.
A hypersonic missile, which reportedly travels over 10 times the speed of sound, was used, Russia has confirmed.
In an exclusive look inside Ukraine's hidden drone factories that are rapidly producing kamikaze drones and interceptor systems to counter Iranian-designed Shahed and other Russian drones.