Both Russia and Ukraine need their helicopters, but they are vulnerable. Ukraine has been able to take some out with aerial and naval drones.

Ukraine attacked key Russian energy infrastructure on the Black Sea for a third time this month just as President Donald Trump cited progress on his peace proposal.

Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Sekerinska in Kyiv to discuss the key needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and ways to ensure sustained support for the Defense Forces.

A senior Ukrainian defense official told Business Insider that the Delta system has increased combat efficiency and decision-making speed.

Heavy air strikes: Ukraine struck Russian territory with tactical ballistic missiles supplied by the United States. Moscow hit Myrnohrad with FAB-3000 glide bombs. Moscow-Pyongyang cooperation: The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video of North Korean sappers clearing mines in the Russian region of Kursk.

The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to November 24, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to about 1,166,450 servicemen, including 1,190 personnel over the past day. — Ukrinform.

The U.S. side included Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who met late Monday and into Tuesday with Russian negotiators in Abu Dhabi, Reuters reports.

Among the planned moves by the so-called Group of Five is the deployment of counter-drone forces to Finland and Belgium.

The Trump administration quietly allowed Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range weapons for attacks across the border into Russia.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the advisory board of Ukraine’s leading defense company, Fire Point