Ukraine's military and regional officials on Monday reported Russian drone strikes and battlefield clashes over the past 24 hours, ‌despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

In an unusual statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said over the weekend his country’s war with Ukraine might be nudging towards a conclusion.

Russia’s Ukraine offensive “has slowed to a crawl” and its “challenges on the battlefield complicate the narrative of imminent victory” Putin is “selling” Trump to convince him Kyiv needs to cede land...

Since drones have become the defining feature of the modern battlefield, both Russia and Ukraine have deployed a wide range of counter-drone systems.

The Russian military has yet to solve a fundamental problem: how to make big advances in eastern Ukraine when drones are everywhere.

Three people were killed in Russian drone strikes on areas near the front line, and more than 200 battlefield clashes had taken place since early Saturday, Ukrainian officials reported on Sunday.

The ⁠European ⁠Union has ⁠imposed sanctions on 16 individuals and ​seven entities in Russia for systematic ‌unlawful deportation of Ukrainian ‌children, the EU Council ⁠said ⁠in a statement on Monday.