The war has not been going the Kremlin’s way recently, with battleground losses and mounting casualties. With renewed strikes, Moscow hopes to gain a better position for negotiations.

Russia is intensifying attacks in Ukraine but more than four years of war are causing concern even among Putin loyalists.

Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 16 civilians. Some people were trapped under the rubble of apartment buildings.

June 1 (Reuters) - President ⁠Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskiy said ⁠on Monday that warnings of ​a possible massive Russian strike ‌on Ukraine remained ‌in effect and ⁠urged ⁠residents to pay special attention to air raid ​alerts.

MOSCOW, June 2 (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its massive overnight strike on Ukraine was a response to what it called "terrorist acts" against targets inside Russia and said it had struck a range of Ukrainian military targets.

Reform leader David Bick says the move does not mean support for the Ukrainian people has reduced.

Cheap drones are devastating but armies aren’t scrapping armor— they’re rebuilding it, just as they always have done.

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