The Ukrainian air force says Russia launched 479 drones at the country in the war’s biggest overnight drone bombardment

Despite growing pessimism in the West and Russia’s ongoing summer offensive, Ukraine has not lost the war. -While Russia possesses a manpower advantage, its battlefield performance has been poor, marked by staggering casualties approaching one million (killed and wounded) and massive equipment losses for minimal territorial gains since early 2024.

The warring sides also exchanged prisoners in one of the few results of talks last week, and Russia reported new attacks on the front line.