Air defense

Denmark has quickly delivered over 50,000 20mm rounds for F-16 cannons, which Ukrainian pilots are already using to intercept Russian jet-powered attack drones.

Satellite images show at least 33 air defence positions around Tatarstan's Alabuga zone, where Russia makes Geran strike drones, Radio Svoboda reports.

In a Bloomberg interview Zelensky said the US is delaying Patriot interceptors Ukraine paid for and supplies only 12 a month, a quarter of the Biden-era volume.

Ukraine tested Starlink in EU member states and confirmed it works normally there, proving restrictions in Ukraine are deliberate, Zelensky said. Shahed drone interceptors relying on Starlink have stopped working inside Ukraine, directly affecting air defense.

Polish authorities again raised air alerts and scrambled aviation in one of the voivodeships after Russia launched a large-scale attack on western Ukrainian regions including Rivne and Kovel.

Authorities in eastern Poland sent warnings to residents about a potential risk of Russian missile or drone strikes crossing into Polish territory from Ukraine, urging vigilance and providing safety instructions.

Ukrainian military adviser 'Flash' warned that Starlink speed restrictions above 160 km/h are disrupting interceptor drones used against fast Shahed models, depriving Ukraine of one of its few effective defenses against Russian drone attacks.