Russia and Ukraine traded blows from the sky, each looking to claim the upper hand on the eve of a key NATO summit.
US President Donald Trump spoke with both countries’ leaders, but while Moscow and Kyiv separately launched aerial attacks against the other — the Kremlin targeting the Ukrainian capital; Kyiv firing on several regions, including a St. Petersburg oil terminal — it is Ukraine that appears to have the advantage.
Almost every region of Russia is suffering a fuel crisis, and the Russia-Ukraine casualty rate surged to 8:1 in the first half of 2026, a nearly fourfold increase compared to much of the war, according to a leading think tank.