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  Good morning. You’re listening to the War Update InfoPod — a clear look at what has changed overnight, and what it might mean. Overnight, the war in Ukraine has once again turned deadly for civilians. At least seven people have reportedly been killed in a new wave of attacks launched by Russia . The strikes involved drones and missiles targeting several locations across Ukraine during the night. Emergency services say residential areas were among the sites hit, with rescue crews continuing to search damaged buildings in the early hours of the morning. Several others were injured in the attack, and local authorities report significant damage to homes and infrastructure. These overnight strikes have become a grim pattern in the war. Russia frequently launches large waves of drones and missiles during the night , aiming to overwhelm Ukrainian air-defence systems and strike energy facilities, military targets, and sometimes civilian areas. Ukrainian air-defence units intercepted man...

  Good afternoon. You’re listening to the War Update InfoPod — a clear look at what has changed today, and what it might mean. Today we’re looking at a striking twist in the global conversation about Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s role in modern warfare. Not long ago, during a tense meeting with Donald Trump , Zelenskyy was angrily told that Ukraine “doesn’t have the cards.” The phrase quickly became symbolic of the imbalance many people see between Ukraine and the larger powers shaping global security. But events over the past few days suggest that the story may be more complicated. As the conflict with Iran has intensified, military analysts and governments have begun paying closer attention to a capability Ukraine has quietly developed over more than a decade of war. Since Russia’s first invasion in 2014, and especially since the full-scale assault in 2022, Ukraine has faced an almost constant barrage of missiles, drones, and long-range attacks from Russia . To survive that...