Russia launched hypersonic missiles due to a low stockpile, sources say  —  The leading theory for why Russia launched hypersonic missiles into Ukraine last week is that it's running out of precision-guided weapons to strike faraway targets, a senior U.S. defense official and a Western official familiar with assessments told POLITICO.

Ukraine claims it has retaken key town outside Kyiv, as defenses hold against fierce Russian onslaught  —  MUKACHEVO, UKRAINE — Ukrainian forces claimed Tuesday to have retaken control of a strategically important town outside of Kyiv, a nascent sign they could be beating back Russia's brutal …

‘Winging It’: Russia Is Getting Its Generals Killed on the Front Lines  —  Russian generals have had to lead from the front because its amateur army can't move otherwise.  —  Russia has lost at least five generals fighting in Ukraine in less than a month, Western officials said Monday …

Ukraine Must Win  —  The war in Ukraine has reached a turning point.  The Russian troops that invaded the country from the north, south, and east are now scarcely moving.  They have targeted schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, and a theater sheltering children, but they are not yet in control even of the places they occupy.