Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine's capital, killing at least 21 people and prompting President Zelenskyy to call for sped-up weapons support from his partners.

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Russia has been using small drones ⁠flown ⁠via fibre-optic cables to bypass Ukrainian defences ⁠and damage high-voltage electricity substations in the frontline northern Ukrainian region of Sumy, open-source analysis ​shows.

CNN’s Chief International Security Correspondent, Nick Paton Walsh, provides his analysis on the state of the war between Russia and Ukraine as Russian attacks kill at least 21 people in Kyiv.

The sanctions package " would give tools to President Trump to help end this war," U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on July 10.

Moscow has directed extra hostility toward countries that have strongly supported Ukraine and praise at President Trump.

In Zaporizhzhia, the densely populated city close to the front line, the security situation is deteriorating.

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