Who is winning the war in Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin continues to stall on ceasefire agreement, even as Russian advance slows

Collage of scenes from the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Peace talks continue to stall even as Ukraine battles to slow the advance of Russian forces further into its territory
(Image credit: Illustrated / Getty Images / AP Images)

Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine since the start of the war, just hours after Donald Trump announced the US would resume weapons shipments to Kyiv.

This week's barrage, which involved 728 drones and 13 missiles, focused on the city of Lutsk in northwestern Ukraine. It was "so intense it caused Poland's military to scramble aircraft in its airspace", said CNN.

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