With the aid of Patriot anti-missile systems that Zelensky has long sought, Ukraine has succeeded in repelling Russian bombardments.

The MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air system was first fielded in the 1960s and has long been considered obsolete, with militaries favoring other weapons.

Ukraine's Air Force reported that during 5 July, air defence forces shot down four Russian Kh-59/69 guided missiles in the east, as well as five Kh-59 missiles and seven reconnaissance drones in the south.

Russia is throwing troops into high-casualty attacks for marginal tactical gains.

Russia claims to have destroyed a MiG-29 fighter jet at Dolgintsovo airfield in Donetsk, Ukraine, using an Iskander missile. Drone footage allegedly shows the strike's impact. This attack is part

As Kyiv gets ready to receive the first batch of Western F-16 fighter jets, Ukraine's airfields face an uptick in Russian strikes. Over the past week, Moscow carried out at least three missile strikes targeting Ukrainian airfields — in Myrhorod,

All Shahed-type kamikaze drones launched by the Russian invaders on the night of July 5 for another air attack on Ukraine were shot down by Ukrainian Air Defense Forces over Ukraine, according to Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk,