Cassandra Vinograd

Mr. Fedorov became the youthful face of Ukraine’s successful drone warfare program. The move to replace him has prompted street protests.

Demonstrators demanded the reinstatement of Mykhailo Fedorov, who had come to symbolize Ukraine’s success in using drones to strike back against Russia.

After striking roads and railways, Kyiv is now focusing on sea routes as it tries to disrupt fuel supplies and pressure Russia to end the war.

President Trump said the United States would license Ukraine to produce Patriots, which can intercept ballistic missiles. But it could be months or years before those are ready.

Ballistic missiles were fired into the capital of Ukraine, as Russia launched its second major attack in less than a week. At least seven people were killed, officials said.

At least 21 people were killed in drone and missile strikes on Kyiv that damaged several residential buildings across the city, the authorities said.

Plus, the fight over “Y.M.C.A.”

At least 13 people were killed in the assault, which began hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine warned that Russia was preparing another “massive strike” on Kyiv.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had warned hours earlier that Russia was preparing another “massive strike” on Kyiv.

While Kyiv’s fortunes have brightened in other ways in the war, Moscow’s forces are raining bombs and drones on “fortress belt” cities like Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.

NATO condemned “Russia’s recklessness” and confirmed that it was in touch with the Romanian authorities.

Ukrainian news outlets named the suspect as Andriy Yermak, who resigned last year amid a sweeping scandal.

The Russian military has yet to solve a fundamental problem: how to make big advances in eastern Ukraine when drones are everywhere.

Kremlin officials said a large strike on Kyiv would be “inevitable” if Ukraine disrupted the May 9 event, a prospect President Volodymyr Zelensky has appeared to allude to.

At least 12 people were killed in Zaporizhzhia, one of the highest tolls from a single attack so far this year. The cities of Dnipro and Kramatorsk were also attacked.