At least three civilians were killed in Russian attacks on the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya, authorities said on Friday, as the embattled nation's president said more money is needed to fend off Moscow's forces.

On the evening of July 25, Russian forces struck the center of Kharkiv with a Chernika drone, according to the Telegram channel of Kharkiv’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov. "Chernika UAV strike on the central part of Kharkiv in the Kyiv district.

You know, everything you tell us will be used against you,” the interviewer on Russian TV warns Timur Shagivaleev, the man behind one of the country’s biggest drone factories.

Interceptors are designed to detect, track, and neutralize other drones or aerial threats — a capability Ukraine sees as increasingly vital to defend cities from Russian barrages.

In the first half of the year alone, 6,754 civilians were killed or injured,' says senior UN official Mirsolav Jenca

Many of the details of these wargames are classified, but one key finding is that protecting domestic U.S. bases can’t be just the military’s job.

Chinese engines are being secretly supplied through front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia under the label "industrial refrigeration units" to avoid Western sanctions. Source: Reuters,

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has come under another nighttime drone attack. Strikes have been recorded in the city of Kryvyi Rih, fires have broken out and residential buildings, a private business, an industrial facility and a school have been damaged.