Ukraine war live: F-16 fighter jets on battlefield by summer as Putin visits Vietnam

A map produced by Ukrainian open source group ‘monitorwar’ has produced a detailed look at Russia’s overnight aerial assault.

Russian forces continue to target Ukraine’s power infrastructure. In their latest attack, they damaged facilities in four regions.

President Joe Biden’s administration plans to halt all open orders for Patriot air defense systems and interceptor missiles and redirect supply to Ukraine until its defense needs are met, the Financial Times has reported.

The move could be announced as early as Thursday, the report said, citing three people with knowledge of the decision.

Ukraine has been lobbying for the U.S.-made Patriot missile defences which have proved vital for Kyiv’s chances of shooting down Russia’s ballistic and hypersonic missiles. It has recently drummed up its requests for the missiles following Russian attacks on its critical energy sector.

Earlier this month, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced his country would deliver another 100 Patriot air defence missiles to Ukraine in an initiative with Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway.

South Korea has said it will review the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine, Yonhap news reported, citing an official after the leaders of North Korea and Russia signed a pact pledging mutual defence in the event of war.

In an official statement released on Thursday, Seoul also condemned the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement signed by the leaders of North Korea and Russia this week, saying it violates United Nations sanctions.

“The government clearly emphasizes that any cooperation that directly or indirectly helps North Korea increase its military power is a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and is subject to monitoring and sanctions by the international community,” the presidential office said in a statement, adding that such violation would worsen Seoul’s relations with Moscow.

North Korea and Russia revived an agreement made during the Cold War era when their leaders met in Pyongyang this week, and agreed to provide military assistance if they are ever attacked.

Ukrainian soldiers have been pictured exploring a Russian main battle tank in the eastern Donetsk region after capturing the vehicle this month.

The Soviet-era T-62 had been retrofitted with anti-drone protection to cope with the constant threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the frontline, a phenomena of this war.

Earlier, we reported that Ukrainian sources claimed responsibility for explosions at fuel depots in several regions of Russia.

Below, we have some more footage of the fires, as well as some maps detailing the location of the alleged strikes.

Ukrainian drone attacks conducted by the SBU security agency caused fires at fuel depots in the Russian regions of Tambov and Adygeyea early on Thursday, a Kyiv intelligence source told Reuters.

Russian officials said earlier that fires had broken out at two fuel depots after suspected drone attacks.

The Ukrainian source said the depots supplied the Russian military and that the strikes aimed to reduce their resources.

EU countries agreed a 14th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, diplomats have said, including a ban on transshipments of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Belgium, which holds the European Union presidency until July 1, said on the X platform that the package “maximises the impact of existing sanctions by closing loopholes”.