Russian air-launched cruise missiles, likely Kh-101s, hammer the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv during tonight’s large-scale drone and missile attack - one of the most significant since the start of the war - by Russia against Ukraine.

Smoke from last night’s Russian drone and missile attack rises over Mother Ukraine in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Video footage shows an F-16A Fighting Falcon with the Ukrainian Air Force’s 107th Aviation Wing downing a Russian Kh-101 Air-Launched Cruise Missile during recent air defense operations over Ukraine.

A Chinese-owned Zeekr electric car dealership burns in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, after being targeted and destroyed during last night’s cruise and ballistic missile attack by Russia.

Dozens of Russian one-way attack drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles were launched and targeted the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv during last night’s large-scale attack, according to Ukraine-based monitors, in what appears to have been one of the largest attacks against the capital since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The United States is in discussions with several members of NATO, including Poland and some of the Baltic States, on whether to deploy nuclear weapons to additional sites throughout Europe, in a move intended to reassure allies that reduced conventional military support on the continent does not weaken security guarantees against Russia, three people briefed on the discussions told the Financial Times.

As part of the talks, which are said to be highly confidential, U.S. officials have signalled openness to additional deployments beyond the existing six countries hosting nuclear-capable bombers, which currently includes Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Such deployments would potentially allow more countries to host so-called U.S. Dual-Capable Aircraft (DCA), which are able to deliver nuclear strikes, such as the F-15E Strike Eagle and F-35A Lightning II.

Overnight, Russia launched 729 drones and missiles against Ukraine in one of its largest attacks against the country since the start of the invasion, most targeting the capital city of Kyiv, with the Ukrainian Air Force downing a total of 642, this includes:

- 0/8 3M22 “Zircon” Hypersonic Cruise Missiles
- 11/33 9K720 “Iskander-M” Short-Range Ballistic Missiles
- 26/27 Kh-101 Air-Launched Cruise Missiles
- 3/5 Kalibr Cruise Missiles
- 602/656 Shahed-136/Geran-2 One-Way Attack Drones

Bahrain’s Ministry of the Interior has announced a ban on its citizens travel to Iran and Iraq.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday that the Pentagon Press Office, a workspace where journalists have long been able to seek information from defense and military officials, has been deemed a classified space and is now off-limits to the press to make room for speechwriters who handle sensitive material, in the latest attempt by the department under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to limit media access in and around the Pentagon.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) has entered the Philippine Sea to conduct routine operations following a maintenance period at its new home port of Yokosuka, Japan. The Washington is the nation's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier and currently hosts a full complement of F-35C Lightning IIs.The arrival of the Washington in the region coincides with the redirection of the USS Boxer (LHD-4) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and its embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) from the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) area of responsibility amid regional tensions with China.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced that he is appointing Bill Pulte, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI), following the recent resignation of Tulsi Gabbard. Unlike Gabbard, Pulte has never served in the military or in any aspect of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

In December 2025, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced that it had launched an investigation into Bill Pulte for his alleged use of his position as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to target political opponents of President Trump. Pulte had previously referred several of Trump’s largest critics, including California Democrats Rep. Eric Swalwell and Sen. Adam Schiff, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, for “mortgage-fraud investigations” to the Justice Department.