Ukraine has intensified missile and drone strikes on Russia. Russian air defenses are stretched, prompting efforts to find other approaches to protect domestic targets.

Russia launches two missiles and over 60 drones at Ukraine overnight on January 25. Ukraine's air defense forces shot down all missiles and most of the drones, the Ukrainian Air Forces reports. "Overnight on January 25,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies that the defense of his nation is a litmus test for broader Western resolve.

Ukrainian air defence responded to a Russian drone attack on Kyiv Oblast on the night of 23-24 January. Source: Kyiv Oblast Military Administration Quote: "UAVs were spotted in the airspace. Air defence forces are responding to targets.

Russia launched a barrage of drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine on Friday, killing three civilians and damaging residential and commercial buildings, officials said. The interior ministry said that drone debris had killed two men and a woman in the central Kyiv region,

Ukraine said on Friday it had struck a Russian oil refinery and a microchip factory in a huge drone attack that caused fires at the refinery's production facilities and an oil pumping station. Russia said hours earlier that its forces had repelled an overnight drone attack,

The scale of the attack represents a significant escalation in the conflict, showcasing Ukraine's increasing reliance on drones.

The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed an attack overnight that hit Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery and the Ryazan Thermal Power Plant, leaving them ablaze Thursday morning.

Ukraine's drone attack on a critical Russian oil refinery intensifies the conflict's energy infrastructure warfare component, while Trump calls for OPEC to lower oil prices to end the war.