Kyiv time on June 2, there were 117 combat engagements reported across the front lines over the past day. The heaviest fighting took place in the Pokrovsk direction, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Ukraine’s brazen, multifaceted attack on Russian military bases over the weekend was more than a year in the making and demonstrated its creativity in picking up battlefield victories against a much larger and better-resourced military.

Expensive planes, tanks, and ships can be destroyed on the cheap.

A battle is shaping up in the skies over Ukraine and Russia, as the ingenuity of drone engineers on both sides opens up new opportunities and threats far behind the front lines.

Russia launched an unprecedented wave of aerial attacks on Ukraine between May 24 and 26, deploying 903 drones and 92 missiles over three consecutive nights, marking the most intense bombardment since the start of the war.

Russia and Ukraine will resume direct peace talks in Istanbul a day after Ukraine staged one of its boldest aerial attacks inside Russia, which destroyed long-range bombers and other aircraft.

The Kremlin has slammed a “dangerous” decision by Ukraine’s allies to lift the ban on Kyiv firing long-range missiles into Russia after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said there were no longer any range restrictions on Western-supplied weapons.

Russian and Ukrainian officials are meeting in Turkey on Monday for urgent peace talks. Follow Newsweek's live blog for updates.