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According to reports the isolated Russians getting hit with NATO-standard smart munitions number at least a few dozen and possibly several hundred. They’ve held out two weeks so far.
Kyiv’s Commander-in-Chief said Russia is now working hard to erode Ukraine’s forces the best it can before F-16s arrive and strengthen Ukrainian skies.
In the final declaration of the peace conference at the luxury Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland, the majority of participants declared their support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
According to Ukraine's Security and Defense Council Chief Lytvynenko, as long as Russia believes it is maintaining its battlefield advantage, Putin is unlikely to use tactical nuclear weapons.
Ukraine’s navy spokesperson says Russian surface warships “cannot afford to be in the waters” of the Black Sea and under a new commander Moscow only deploys submarines starting a few months ago.
Kyiv Post sources in Ukrainian defense intelligence (HUR) say their drones hit the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant and other military facilities in Lipetsk, Belgorod, and Voronezh regions of Russia.
Western media continues to report that Putin is interested in a negotiated ceasefire in Ukraine, although Kremlin rhetoric illustrates that Putin remains uninterested in meaningful negotiations.
Top officials from more than 90 states spent the weekend at a Swiss mountainside resort for a two-day summit dedicated to resolving the largest European war since World War II.
Around 500 people registered for a static gathering within a policed perimeter. In contrast to such gatherings around the world, the slogans they chanted reflected a country at war.