Ukrainian leader accused Russia of using Korean ballistic missiles to exploit shortages of American air defences

First used in the 1991 Gulf War, the US Patriot air defence system has seen demand spike sharply this year

Ukrainian warns Putin is poised to escalate the conflict as air defences run dry

Ukraine said the attacks on key air defence systems would allow them to strike deeper into Russia

Nine members of the Russian team and staff were initially denied visas for the championships in Croatia

Moscow denies Ukrainian claims that Kyiv’s forces are killing Russian troops faster than they are being recruited

Russian athletes have been banned from international events since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022

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Ukrainian drone attack hits targets over 600 miles deep inside Russia, killing 13 people

Donald Trump brushed off a question about Russia’s attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine, stating that the United States is “separated by an ocean.”

Ukraine and Russia accused each other of deadly attacks on Sunday