Ukraine’s ability to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles has deteriorated in recent large-scale attacks, a sign that Kyiv is lacking US-made Patriot interceptors to defend against strikes.

A deadly overnight attack on the eve of the NATO summit highlighted Kyiv’s growing vulnerability as shortages of US-made Patriot air defenses become acute and peace talks remain stalled.

Kyiv marked a day of mourning on Friday for victims of a massive Russian missile and drone attack as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the death toll had risen to 30.

Several of Ukraine’s top officials said they would return Polish state awards after the President Karol Nawrocki stripped his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the country’s highest state honor, deepening a row over the commemoration of controversial World War II fighters.

Ukraine said a historic UNESCO-protected Orthodox cathedral in Kyiv was hit in the latest Russian drone and missile strike early on Monday, hours after Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a phone call.

Waves of AI-guided drones are hammering Russian supply lines in occupied Ukraine as Kyiv seeks to capitalize on its latest advances in technology and tactics.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed peace talks to Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a rare and combative open letter on Thursday, as efforts to end more than four years of war gained momentum.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rebuffed the idea of Ukraine getting partial membership of the European Union, arguing that his country deserves to be granted full status because its forces are defending all of the bloc from Russia.

Ukraine is running short on key US-made air-defense supplies that it needs to intercept Russia’s ballistic missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a letter to Donald Trump and US Congress seen by Bloomberg.

With the battlefield largely at a stalemate, Russia is ramping up ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine to try to regain the strategic initiative by overwhelming air defenses and demoralizing its population.

Kyiv came under a massive Russian drone and missile barrage early on Sunday that included an Oreshnik ballistic missile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, hours after he and the US embassy warned of an imminent strike.

Ukraine has announced a major security buildup in the country’s north to deter Russia from launching another push toward Kyiv via the territory of neighboring Belarus.

Belarus announced that its armed forces would conduct snap nuclear exercises alongside Russian allies, following warnings from Kyiv that it could retaliate if Minsk becomes more deeply involved in the Kremlin’s war.

Ukraine’s chief negotiator Rustem Umerov arrived in the US for meetings with President Donald Trump’s envoys in a bid to reinvigorate stalled peace talks with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

A drone hit a residential tower in an upscale Moscow district in a rare strike near the city center ahead of the traditional World War II Victory Day parade.

Ukraine’s central bank chief signaled that interest rates will likely remain on hold into next year after maintaining the benchmark for a second meeting.

The Ukrainian capital is in a better shape to face next winter after Russian strikes caused mass power outages during this season’s prolonged sub-zero temperatures, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Belarus freed a prominent Polish journalist and activist from prison, meeting a longstanding demand of the neighboring European Union and NATO member.

European Union leaders signaled that preliminary conditions are in place for Ukraine to begin the first stage of the membership process, a boost for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s efforts to join the bloc.

Ukraine is willing to delay access to some European Union benefits to accelerate its bid to join the bloc, Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka said.