Nearly 1 million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured in the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to a new study, a grisly measure of the human cost of Russian President’s Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked three-year assault on its neighbor.

Russia launched strikes overnight in Ukraine, days after news emerged of a sophisticated attack inside Russia by Ukrainian drones that took a year to plan, according to security officials. This comes on the heels of ceasefire talks in Turkey,

Kharkiv, located 30 km (18 miles) from the Russian border in northeastern Ukraine, has been a frequent target of Russian drones and missiles in the more than three-year-old war. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

Kyiv’s devastating attacks on Russia underscore how easily cheap drones can cripple an air force, including America’s.