Russia and Ukraine have traded almost daily assaults on each other’s energy infrastructure as U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to stop the nearly four-year war make no impact on the battlefield.

“Operational and tactical aircraft, backed by drones, significantly disrupted the Ukrainian army’s logistics in Pokrovsk,” said Russia’s Ministry of Defence on Friday. It said it had destroyed two out of three bridges across the Vovcha River, used by Ukrainian logistics to reach the city.

Ukraine appears at increasing risk of losing the city of Pokrovsk, an important stronghold in eastern Ukraine where it has held off Russia for more than 18 months.

Ukraine's upgraded Sea Baby naval drones, powered by AI, boast extended range, heavier payloads, and new armaments for complete Black Sea dominance. A new era of naval warfare.

Colombian fighters Alexander Ante, 48, and Jose Aron Medina Aranda, 37 were each sentenced to 13 years in prison.

Waves of Russian missiles and drones battered Ukraine overnight on October 22, killing six people, including two children, and wounding dozens more. The large-scale bombardment occurred just hours after reports that a planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest, Hungary, had been canceled.

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Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,322. Overnight into Oct. 5, Russia battered Ukraine with 53 missiles and some 500 drones. Ukraine’s Air Force recorded impacts from eight missiles and 57 drones across 20 locations, including hits on civilian infrastructure.