Russia has launched a new barrage of drones and missiles in an overnight attack on Ukraine, killing at least two people.Vladimir Putin’s forces launched 597 drones and 26 missiles targeting the west of the country on Saturday,

A Ukrainian drone attack on a beach in the Russian city of Kursk killed three people, including a Russian serviceman engaged in rescue operations, and injured seven, the acting governor of the region that borders Ukraine said early on Wednesday.

Russia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones overnight, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv and aimed unusually direct criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks, part of Moscow’s intensifying aerial and ground assault in the three-year war, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.

Russia regained control of Kursk, the border region overtaken in a surprise incursion by Ukraine last year, President Vladimir Putin has claimed.

Ukraine’s presence in Russia’s Kursk region has deteriorated sharply, with the advance threatening Kyiv’s sole territorial bargaining counter at a crucial time in the war.

US president softens his rhetoric but it is unclear whether this will result in tangible support in the war against Russia

Ukraine has occupied swaths of the Kursk region since last August, when it mounted a daring counter invasion in hopes of splitting Russia’s attention away from the frontlines. 5

From poor navigation capabilities to dust and well-made Russian defenses, Ukraine’s soldiers reveal the difficulties they have faced in Kursk.