Russia's defence ministry said late on Thursday that air defence units had downed 17 Ukrainian drones in four southern regions in a period of just over two hours. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A Russian drone attack on a residential block killed nine people including three elderly couples in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, officials said on Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a "long conversation" with the head of Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, Kyrylo ...