President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to offer a rationale for Ukraine to go on offense against Russia, notable rhetoric as the momentum around peace talks has stalled.

Russia has launched hundreds of drones and missiles on western Ukraine overnight in one of the heaviest bombardments in recent weeks, Ukrainian officials have said. Strikes were reported in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Lviv, where one person was killed and others injured.

The Russian military has launched a major drone airstrike on targets in Ukraine's hinterland. Shortly before midnight on Wednesday, anti-aircraft fire was heard over the capital, Kiev, a dpa correspondent said.

What does it say about the vulnerability of a $50 million fighter when it gets destroyed by a weapon fired off a remote-controlled boat? For Russia’s 43rd Naval Attack Aviation Regiment in Crimea, it has meant losing over half its Su-30SM air force and a sobering reminder of how quickly advancing unmanned systems are changing