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

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 says it shot down more than 120 drones overnight, in what would be one of the largest attacks of the war.

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,

Ukrainian officials are claiming responsibility for a drone attack on an oil refinery southeast of Moscow. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was ready to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end what he called the ‘ridiculous war.

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.