Russia fired a powerful hypersonic missile overnight at a target in Ukraine near the border with NATO-member Poland, in what Kyiv's European allies on Friday described as an attempt to intimidate them from supporting Ukraine.

Ukraine’s interception of a Russian Shahed drone carrying a man-portable air defense system has turned a familiar threat into a new kind of duel in the skies. By shooting down and recovering the modified loitering munition,

Russia said it deployed one of its most advanced ballistic missiles during widespread overnight strikes on Ukraine. In Kyiv, 4 people were killed by drones. Follow DW for more.

A Russian attack struck an infrastructure target in western Ukraine's Lviv region, officials in the region said early on Friday.

Russian strikes hit the city of Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast and Lviv Oblast on the night of 8-9 January. The main targets were residential areas, as well as critical and transport infrastructure.

Russia launched numerous ballistic missiles towards Ukraine overnight on Jan. 13, according to monitoring channels. Ballistic missile explosions rocked Ukraine's capital at around 1:10 a.m. local time on Jan.

Russia launched dozens of drones into Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, as European leaders prepared to meet in Paris to discuss security guarantees in Ukraine.

The kill ratio of 1:27 was given to British officials in a briefing with Ukrainian officials last week. The briefing was to share Kyiv’s ability to win back territory despite Moscow’s “meat grinder” tactics on the battlefield with sheer force of numbers.