Ukraine says Russia’s military losses have topped 1 million, noting the huge price Moscow has paid for its 3-year-old invasion

Kyiv and Odesa were among the cities struck overnight into Tuesday morning amid another night of intense airstrikes.

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Precise numbers for soldiers missing in action are not made public. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Zelenskyy reported a massive overnight Russian attack on Ukraine, involving over 300 drones and 7 missiles, including North Korean-made ball

The Ukrainian operation was “grounds for a nuclear attack,” declared Vladmir Solovyov, a firebrand host on Russian state TV, calling for strikes on the Ukrainian presidential office in Kyiv, and beyond.

Ukraine’s security service has attacked airbases deep inside Russia, blown up trains and bridges, and assassinated military officers. Five operations in recent years shed light on how it operates successfully behind Russian lines.

He called for increased pressure on Moscow to prevent further military threats. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TRUMP: THEY GAVE PUTIN A REASON TO BOMB THE HELL OUT OF THEM’: As is President Donald Trump’s habit, when Ukraine takes action to strike back at Russia, Trump finds a way to accuse Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of undermining peace efforts by provoking the Russians.

It restated Moscow's demands that Ukraine become a neutral country - ruling out membership of NATO - and that it protect the rights of Russian speakers, make Russian an official language and enact a legal ban on glorification of Nazism. Ukraine rejects the Nazi charge as absurd and denies discriminating against Russian speakers.

Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have continued to carry out strikes amid the stalled exchange efforts. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that the military conducted group strikes using long-range precision weapons and drones against targets in Ukraine, following six similar attacks over the past week.