As Nato brands Russia a long‑term threat and lines up a $70bn [€61bn] Ukraine support package, Kyiv’s first F‑16‑Patriot “kill” sends a blunt message that Western kit is already reshaping the military map far beyond the front line.

Zelensky’s drone commanders outwit Russia’s elite Su‑57s deep inside its own territory. Putin is left scrambling to defend refineries, keep fuel flowing and hide a spiralling…

Ukrainian forces downed a Russian Su-35 multi-role fighter jet "in the eastern direction," Ukraine's Air Force said on July 8.