NATO scrambled fighter jets in Polish and Romanian airspace overnight as Russia carried out massive drone and missile strikes in western Ukraine, killing at least 25 people, three of them children.

The Ministry of Digitalisation has warned against disinformation about the rail explosion and urged people to be cautious about online reports and try to verify information. View on euronews

A full-scale invasion of Poland, in the manner Russia invaded Ukraine, is rather not viable, given Russia's current military capacities, Poland's military build-up and the collective defense guarantees of NATO membership, Michnik said, "however, this reality must not diminish Poland’s ongoing preparation."

Officials say a Russian glide bomb has hit a residential district in a southern Ukrainian city, killing five people

The chief of Russia's general staff Valery Gerasimov told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russian forces had taken control of the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk.

Ukraine hasn't previously stated openly that it uses the advanced U.S.-provided ballistic missile systems on targets inside Russia.

Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll and the Army’s top general have been sent to Ukraine by the Trump administration, according to a U.S. official.