Residents of Moscow were jolted awake in the early hours of December 15 by a series of loud explosions, as Ukrainian drones mounted what Russian officials described as a major aerial attack on the capital spanning the nights of December 14–15.

On December 19th, Russian forces launched air strikes with guided aerial bombs on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, injuring at least six civilians and damaging a residential area, according to the local authorities.

The aerial strike announcement came as the Russian leader accused the West of looting funds during his annual end-of-year press conference

Ukraine said it has hit a Russian "shadow fleet" tanker with aerial drones in neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea, its first strike in the sea in the nearly four-year war.

A Ukrainian-Australian company has begun producing turbojet engines in Ukraine for unmanned aerial vehicles, missiles and guided aerial bombs. Source: Oboronka, a defence industry project created by Mezha.

The aerial bombardment followed a night of attacks in which Russia fired three ballistic missiles and 151 drones, Ukraine’s air force said.

"The drone wave against Poland on the night of September 10 was a test not only for Poland but for all NATO. Russian jets violated Estonia's airspace and the new drone incidents in Northern Europe are another test for NATO and the world. Russia is testing ...

As it tried to demonstrate its continuing ability to fight, Ukraine said it had used drones to inflict serious damage on a Russian Kilo-class submarine at a Black Sea port.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed on Monday that European nations should band together to form a joint aerial shield that would counter Russian drones and missiles should they be aimed at Ukraine’s allies. The suggestion comes one week ...

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