Residents in Russia’s largest cities have largely been sheltered from the daily realities of the war with Ukraine. But Kyiv’s long-range attacks are changing that.

Talks appear no closer to ending the war, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to project a bullish view of the Russian economy.

Kyiv hopes U.S.-mediated peace talks with Moscow could yield results before winter as Ukrainian officials grow concerned about shortages of anti-missile systems and signs Russia may be preparing a

Ukraine is significantly expanding its long-range drone attacks on targets across Russia -- including the capital Moscow -- according to data published by the Russian Defense Ministry, as the Kremlin's four-year-old full-scale invasion of its neighbor grinds on with little apparent hope for a peace deal or for the Russian victory that President Vladimir Putin has framed as inevitable.

After Ukraine said it will make the Gripen the backbone of ⁠its ⁠air force, the Swedish fighter jet is finally set to be ⁠tested in the role it was designed for: confronting Russia. Ukraine has allocated €2.

The House has passed a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy. That's despite Republican leaders warning the legislation will undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result.

The turbojet drones would pose a challenge to Ukraine's current air defenses, which rely on a mix of jamming, machine-gun fire, and quadcopters.

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.

Ukraine claims 41 aircraft were destroyed or damaged, even as official figures from Russia admit only 11 losses. Operation Spiderweb is widely considered the most successful drone strike the world has ever seen, in terms of the damage it inflicted and the sophistication demonstrated by Ukrainian security services.