Ukraine and Russia launched drone strikes against each other early on Thursday, officials from both sides said, within hours of the conclusion of the latest round of direct talks aimed at finding a solution after nearly three and half years of war.

Ukraine’s top military commander Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky called on President Trump to provide long-range missiles capable of attacking deep into Russia to cripple Moscow’s war machine.

Russian drone operators and their positions are priority targets for their Ukrainian counterparts in the 30th Prince Kostyantyn Ostrozkiy Mechanized Brigade. These Ukrainian soldiers are also busy fending off daily incursions in the Donetsk region.

Russia and Ukraine again exchanged a series of major overnight drone strikes as the two sides maneuvered ahead of a possible resumption of ceasefire talks.

The move to curb anti-corruption agencies sparked protests, and by Wednesday evening, Zelenskyy had announced a new bill that would retain the independence of the agencies.

In an interview yesterday with the New York Post, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky floated a new pending “mega-deal” with U.S. President Donald Trump to sell Ukrainian drones to the American military.

Ukraine's Brave1 hopes all of its infantry will eventually carry its new anti-drone rifle rounds, designed to fire from NATO-issued rifles.

The US and Ukraine are discussing a “mega deal” for Washington to purchase battle-tested drones from eastern Europe in exchange for American heavy weaponry.

A Russian factory, described by its director as the world's biggest maker of strike drones, has been shown on the Russian army's TV channel with teenagers helping make kamikaze drones to attack Ukraine.

Ukraine is ready to buy out the entire volume of interceptor drones that Ukrainian companies can produce by the end of the year. Source: First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov following a meeting with drone manufacturers and Ukraine's largest volunteer foundations Quote: "We discussed the topic of interceptor drones in detail.