Ukraine should consider lowering the age of military service for its soldiers to 18 years old, a senior U.S. administration official said on Wednesday, putting pressure on Kyiv to bolster its fighting forces in the country's war with Russia.

Since Russia's February 2022 invasion, the White House has provided over $56 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.

Biden administration urging Ukraine to lower draft age to 18 from 25 to meet manpower needs to stay in fight with Russia

Russia is stepping up its use of decoy drones to distract Ukrainian air defenses in mass aerial attacks, according to The Institute for the Study of War (ISW). It comes as both Ukraine and Russia ratchet up their drone and missile strikes.

Russia launches record 188 drones against Ukraine overnight, Air Force says Russian Defense Ministry admits that Ukraine hit airbase in Kursk Oblast with ATACMS Russia's advance in Ukraine fastest since early 2022,

Most drones were intercepted, according to Ukraine's air force, but infrastructure such as the national power grid was damaged.