Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Il-76 heavy transport aircraft as well as an experimental A-60 airborne laser platform, according to Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who signed the document with French President Emmanuel Macron, called it 'a historic deal' at a joint news conference at the Elysée presidential palace.

Visual evidence from the battlefield suggests that heavy snow and rain weakened Ukraine’s counter-drone defenses, exposing its trenches to first-person-view drone attacks. Dense fog also allowed small Russian infantry assault groups to penetrate Ukraine’s defensive lines.

Ukrainian soldiers told Business Insider that the tactic extends the reach of Russia's deadly first-person-view (FPV) drones.

Ukraine's government has authorised energy, communications and transport companies to purchase and use air defence equipment to improve their effectiveness in combating Russian air attacks, defence minister Denys Shmyhal said on Wednesday.

Zelenskyy said he is confident that Kyiv and Washington could soon agree on key steps to end the war with Russia, as a Ukrainian delegation heads to the United States for fresh talks.

Ala., joins 'Fox News Live' to weigh in on Steve Witkoff’s planned trip to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin and what it could mean for U.S. involvement in the efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.