Ukraine’s security agency says it has tracked down and killed Russian agents who assassinated a Ukrainian intelligence officer during the week.The SBU said in a statement said the Russian agents were killed after resisting arrest.

Military experts reveal how Russia maintains drone supply chains despite sanctions, with reports of third countries serving as component transfer hubs.

Russia launched more aerial attacks on Ukraine in June than in any other month of the war so far, causing a record number of civilian casualties.

In a statement, NATO said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will be in Washington on Monday and Tuesday and meet with President Trump and key administration officials.

Ukraine’s farmers, especially those near the front lines, are caught between the demands of the armed forces and Russian attacks. But despite the challenges he faces, Dmytro Maksymov, who farms 1,500 hectares in Kherson province, says dealing with them “is better than occupation”.

Marco Rubio and Sergei Lavrov exchanged new ideas for ending the Ukraine conflict amid Trump's consideration of increased sanctions against Russia and military aid to Ukraine

North Korea will “unconditionally support” Russia’s goals in Ukraine, the country’s leader Kim Jong Un told visiting Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov this week, according to North Korea’s state news agency, as the two countries reaffirmed their deepening military and economic ties.

Ukrainian officials say Russia has fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight. That tops previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks.

This follows Trump's reaffirmation of US commitment to providing weapons, potentially via NATO allies, after a temporary halt.