US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Ukraine will receive Patriot missile systems as part of a new package of US weaponry has been warmly welcomed in Kyiv as it reels under nightly Russian bombardments.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 267 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of decoy drones on the night of 14-15 July. Air defence forces have destroyed 178 drones and 23 UAV strikes have been recorded in seven locations.

The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working with NATO members to ship more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine and release more munitions that were briefly halted.

In exchange for David Slater's guilty plea in conspiring to transmit classified information about Russia's war with Ukraine on a foreign online dating platform, two other counts were dropped.

Russia bombed Ukrainian cities in open defiance of Trump's ceasefire ultimatum, casting doubt on his leverage with Putin.

Ukraine's security agency says it has killed Russian agents suspected of assassinating a senior officer in Kyiv.

Ukraine's spy agency said a man and woman were suspected to be involved in the assassination that was caught on surveillance cameras.

The Air Force Command has published a video showing the combat operations of air defenders during a large-scale Russian attack on the night of 9-10 July. Source: Air Force Command on Facebook Quote: "Combat operations on the night of 9-10 July in the area of responsibility of the Air Command Tsentr (Centre).