The United States’ highest-ranking military officer said Sunday that while Ukraine’s counteroffensive has not “failed,” the country’s broader goal of ousting Russian forces from its territory faces a “very high bar.”General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also defended US weapons assistance being sent to Kyiv, saying Washington is doing its […]

Moscow, 18 May 2025 — Russian authorities have announced the interception and destruction of multiple Ukrainian drones targeting areas near Moscow and the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine. According to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, air defence systems neutralised a drone approaching the capital’s Lyubertsy district early Monday morning. Initial assessments indicate no casualties or damage, […]

Ukraine says shot down 15 Russian drones. Ukrainian defences shot down 15 Russian drones during an overnight attack, Kyiv’s air force said Saturday.It said 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones were used in the aerial assault, and did not specify what happened to the other two. Russian forces “attacked from the north with ‘Shahed-136/131’ attack UAVs. A […]