Journalists from misto.media contributed to the reporting of this article. Located in far-western Ukraine, just 90 kilometers from the Polish border, the city of Lutsk in Volyn Oblast has largely avoided the mass Russian missile and drone attacks that regularly terrorize cities further east.

Kyiv was burning as Dr. Borys Todurov sped through the city in an ambulance, undeterred by the deep thuds of explosions and the terrifying sounds of Russian drones flying overhead.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears unbothered by President Donald Trump’s recent criticism of him, as he has stepped up aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Amid stalled peace talks, Russia is increasingly attacking Ukrainian cities with cluster munitions, banned by international organizations for the indiscriminate damage they cause to civilians. The civilian casualty toll in Ukraine in 2025 rose by 37% compared with the same period last year,

President Trump said Monday his administration will send more defensive weapons to Ukraine amid its war with Russia, days after pausing some weapons shipments.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he ordered an expansion of contacts with the United States to ensure critical deliveries of military supplies, primarily air defence.

There is too little data to generate a comparable live estimate for Ukraine. However, a catalogue of the known dead and missing from UAL osses, a website, implies that between 73,000 and 140,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died since the invasion began.