Overview

• President Trump instructed the Department of Defense to resume shipments of defensive weapons to Ukraine after an unexpected suspension over U.S. ammunition stock concerns.
• The Pentagon’s directive will include additional air defense systems to help Ukraine counter intensified Russian drone and missile strikes.
• Russia launched its largest drone and missile offensive since February 2022, firing 728 drones and 13 missiles in a single night, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
• Moscow’s claim of capturing the village of Datchnoïe in the Dnipropetrovsk region is disputed by Kyiv during ongoing frontline clashes.
• Peace negotiations have yielded no breakthrough after two rounds in Turkey and no third cycle has been scheduled, leaving diplomatic efforts deadlocked.