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Ukraine's drone advantage over Russia grows as nearly 180,000 military targets struck in May, Syrskyi says

11 June 2026 at 15:57
Ukraine currently maintains a 1.5-to-1 advantage over Russian forces in the use of FPV drones, with the gap continuing to widen in recent months, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.

Lockheed Martin unable to guarantee Patriot missile delivery timelines for US allies, top executive says

11 June 2026 at 13:53
"We do not control what the allocation of those missiles is going to be. We can't tell anybody where you're going to be on that (priority list)," Brian Dunn, Lockheed Martin's vice-president for strategy and business development for missiles and fire control, said.

News from occupied Ukraine: Crimea faces food shortages amid Ukrainian strikes on Russian logistics

8 June 2026 at 17:18

This weekly update from the Kyiv Independent aims to shed light on the situation facing Ukrainians living under Russian occupation and the ever-tightening control of information imposed by the Kremlin.

Key news as of June 8:

  • Crimea faces food shortages amid Ukraine's intensified drone attacks
  • Bridge linking Crimea

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