Russia’s massive drone and missile assault on Ukraine followed Zelenskyy’s White House talks with Trump and European allies, underscoring rising civilian tolls amid uncertain diplomacy.

Russia unleashed a deadly drone assault on civilians in Ukraine, killing at least seven people – including an entire family and their one-year-old daughter, Mia.

The Kyiv Independent spent a day with the 20th Separate UAV Regiment, also known as K-2, which specializes in ground robots, in northern Donetsk Oblast. We also spoke with the regiment's commander, Kyrylo Veres,

Russian drones have attacked an oil depot owned by Azerbaijan's SOCAR in Ukraine's Odesa region for the second time in two weeks. The attack has strained relations and prompted calls for a diplomatic response.

As negotiations over the war carry on, President Vladimir V. Putin is pushing hard with tactics that have evolved over three and a half years.

For the first time in a while, Russian forces launched a mechanised assault on Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast on Saturday 16 August, deploying armoured vehicles from the left bank of the Oskil River, but Ukrainian troops successfully repelled the attack.

Vasyl Malyuk, head of Ukraine's internal security service, said his team relied on corrupt customs officials to smuggle the drones into Russia.