Yulia Svyrydenko steps down, possibly to become US ambassador, amid reshuffle; Ukrainian strikes cripple Russian shipping in Azov sea. What we know on day 1,601

Trump gives Zelensky green light to produce Patriot missiles * Russian ballistic missiles, drones rock Kyiv, fires break out, 4 killed * Zaluzhnyi:

Retired Gen. Philip Breedlove says Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure force Putin to divert military assets as fuel shortages spread nationwide.

For years, Russia has bet on outlasting Ukraine in a war of attrition. Now, it’s finding out that time isn’t necessarily on its side.

Ukraine lost one of its most vocal supporters in Washington this weekend following the death of US Sen. Lindsey Graham.

The use of nuclear weapons is becoming increasingly likely as the Russian and Ukrainian militaries continue to blindly scramble up the escalation ladder through deep strikes into Russia, with alleged involvement from a NATO member country,

With its mass-produced and inexpensive A.I. powered war machines, the German start-up Helsing SE illustrates a profound shift in military spending.

The war in Ukraine is now in its fifth year. A bipartisan bill would impose heavy financial penalties on purchasers of Russian oil,

China warned Russian president Vladimir Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, president Volodymyr Zelensky has said. “I think you heard such voices in Russian media: 'What if we respond to Ukrainian strikes with nuclear weapons?

Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022.