Laser weapons could provide Ukraine with a new way of combatting Russian drones, military experts told Business Insider.

Seven people were killed and more than 50 were injured in Ukraine overnight after Russian missiles and drones targeted communities across the eastern half of the country.

A drone attack by Ukraine sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s Krasnodar region. Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of the region, said early on

Ukraine's military reported an air strike from its forces in the Kursk region resulted in "substantial casualties" of Russian troops.

It came as Russia and Ukraine swapped 150 prisoners of war each and UK foreign secretary David Lammy met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. A series of drone attacks by Ukraine on Russia's energy facilities have sparked fires in recent days at a major oil refinery in the Volgograd region,

Ukraine has become a war lab for the future since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion. As a result, Ukraine is at the forefront of military technology, leveraging robotics and automation to redefine modern warfare and serve as a testing ground for future combat technologies.