Cassandra Vinograd

Moscow’s forces are intensifying their attacks in southern Ukraine after Kyiv made rare gains along the front.

The assault, which came after overnight strikes across the country, was one of the largest of the war, the Ukrainian authorities said.

European leaders are pushing Prime Minister Viktor Orban to stop blocking a €90 billion loan to Ukraine. But the issue is a rallying cry in remarkably close elections in Hungary set for April 12.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 11 countries in the region have asked for Kyiv’s assistance. Russia has launched such drones against Ukraine for years.

At least eight people were killed when a Russian missile hit a five-story apartment building in the city of Kharkiv, and Kyiv and several other regions also came under attack.

Many in Ukraine assume that air-raid alarms are automated. A rare look inside an emergency-response center reveals the specialists who do the lifesaving work.

In a war where drones are synonymous with destruction, some are also used to drop care packages to Ukraine’s frontline soldiers.