Escalating to nuclear use in response to anything happening in the Ukraine war does not seem credible because it wouldn’t help Russia’s war aims and could trigger a direct military clash with NATO that would be much more costly to Russia,

Another night of terror in Kyiv, Trump mulls the expense of providing Patriots, calls for Hegseth’s head grow louder.

Russia fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, as well as 13 cruise and ballistic missiles, the Ukrainian air force said, in the latest escalation after weeks of mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the more than three-year war.

Kyiv was the main target of an hourslong assault that killed at least two people, officials said. The barrage came hours before the top American and Russian diplomats met.

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Ukrainian forces have halted Russia’s attempts to expand its control in the Sumy region, launching counterattacks near the recently recaptured village of Andriivka. However, fierce battles continue in Donetsk and Kharkiv,