Russia Downs 269 Ukrainian Drones as Kyiv Faces $27 Billion Defense Budget Deficit

Over the past day, aviation and Rocket Forces and Artillery from Ukraine's defence forces struck eight clusters of Russian personnel, six UAV command posts, five artillery systems, one command post, one communications hub, two multiple-launch rocket systems and one radar station belonging to the Russian forces.

The European Commission on Monday approved 6.1 billion euros (about 7.12 billion U.S. dollars) in new defense procurement for Ukraine, covering air and missile defense systems, missiles, ammunition and radars.