Ukraine’s air defences destroy 7 ballistic and air-launched missiles and 108 drones, strikes recorded at 17 locations

Kyiv to anchor European alternative missile defence system called Freyja; more sanctions against Russian state hacking outfits.

Russia has intensified its military campaign against Ukraine, releasing footage of its powerful FAB-3000 glide bomb and launching fresh drone strikes across multiple regions.

Ukrainian air defenses likely used the U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missile system that is the most effective way of countering ballistic missiles, but ammunition for it has been in short supply amid the Iran war.

Never a particularly modest company, Fire Point has also declared a loftier intention for its interceptors to form the future backbone of missile defense across Europe.