NATO member Poland scrambled fighter jets overnight as Russia launched record numbers of drones and missiles at neighboring Ukraine.

NATO jets were launched into the skies as a massive Russian missile and drone assault pummeled Ukraine. In the chaos, a Ukrainian F-16 supersonic fighter, provided by Western allies, was downed, resulting in the death of a "hero" pilot during an intense effort to intercept over 500 attacks by Vladimir Putin's forces.

Russia has unleashed its heaviest strikes on Ukraine since the start of the war with President Volodymyr Zelensky describing the attacks as "demonstrative". It comes as Nato scrambled its warplanes overnight in an emergency response as 741 hypersonic missiles and kamikaze drones decimated Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory - the most in one

PUTIN’S chief propagandist has warned Russia could wipe out both coasts of the US with its Poseidon torpedoes. Vladimir Solovyov said on state TV that launching the nuclear-powered drones

These demands – virtually unchanged since the beginning of the war – include a lifting of sanctions against Russia and no Nato membership for Ukraine, while also insisting that Kyiv must accept limits on its future military forces and recognise Russia’s annexation of Crimea and four regions on the Ukrainian mainland.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says Russia could pose a security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade and that defense industries in Europe and Ukraine must be ramped up.

NATO on Wednesday scrambled fighter jets, primarily from Poland, in response to Russia’s largest drone and missile attack on Ukraine to date

The attacks occurred overnight.NATO fighters were left scrambling after fears that a 500-missile Russian attack could spill out of

NATO jets scrambled after Russia launched its largest missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, hitting multiple cities and raising fresh fears of escalation.

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said he is probing “very intensely” whether the Pentagon’s freeze is a breach of Ukraine aid legislation that Congress passed in 2024. He also argued the pause is coming “at the wrong time,” weakening Trump’s efforts to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine.

(Reuters) -Ukrainian air defence units were defending Kyiv against Russian drones early on Thursday for the second night running, with officials reporting a fire in a city-centre apartment building and drone fragments landing in different districts.