"Putin's criminal war is getting closer to our borders," Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Wednesday.

EU agrees on 'one of its strongest' Russia sanctions packages after Slovakia lifts veto * UK sanctions Russian intelligence units involved in cyberattacks * Ukrainian drones reportedly attack Moscow for second night in a row * Ukrainian hackers wipe databases at Russia's Gazprom in major cyberattack,

Moscow barreled hundreds of drones toward four key regions in Ukraine overnight, just as lawmakers in Kyiv scrambled to approve additional defense spending against the backdrop of intensified Russian attacks over the past few days.

Two rounds of talks between Ukraine and Russia in Turkey this year yielded an agreement to exchange prisoners and soldiers' remains. But no date has yet been set for a new round of talks, and both sides remain far apart on the terms of any ceasefire.

Ukraine war has become the most drone-intensive conflict yet – and Ukrainian commanders believe they are the only thing keeping Russian forces at bay, writes Max Hunder and Sabine Siebold

Mass attack hits cities overnight as Ukrainians brace for 50 more days of Russian terror * Putin unfazed by Trump's threats, plans to fight on in Ukraine, Reuters reports * Patriot missiles bound for Ukraine already being shipped,

Officials say a Russian drone barrage has targeted the center of Kharkiv, injuring nine people and damaging a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s second-largest city

Ukraine’s military said its special forces struck the Borysoglebsk airfield in Russia’s Voronezh region as Kyiv continues to look for ways to reduce the Kremlin’s ability to conduct airstrikes.

Ukraine and Russia have escalated their shadow war of espionage, sabotage, and assassinations, with both countries claiming a growing list of captured agents, intercepted plots, and cross-border attacks.

Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 143 Ukrainian drones on Wednesday night through to Thursday afternoon, with at least three craft intercepted over the capital Moscow region.