Rescue operations end in Sumy with 9 killed, 13 injured after Russian drone attack on residential building ・Sweden unveils its largest military aid package for Ukraine worth $1.2 billion ・Lithuania open to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine,

Russia has lost about twice as many men to death and serious injury as Ukraine. But the trends favor the Kremlin.

Russia and Ukraine appear to be ready for peace talks but their leaders are issuing new conditions for an end to the war.

The Ukraine conflict is the first major drone war in military history. Despite tactical losses on several parts along the line of contact, the Ukrainian military has continued to maintain strategic pressure on Russia by targeting and attacking major targets behind enemy lines.

An overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine killed at least four people in the northeastern city of Sumy, Ukraine's Interior Ministry said. Images shared by emergency services showed a gaping hole ripped into the side of an apartment building in Sumy and rescue workers digging through debris as they searched for survivors.

A nuclear power plant was among the targets of a massive Ukrainian drone attack against Russian oil and power facilities, Russian officials and media outlets reported on Wednesday.

Satellite image analysis has shown that the Russians are deploying additional S-300 and S-400 air defence systems to military airports closest to the Ukrainian borders. Additionally, at some of these bases,