KYIV (Reuters) -Kyiv will allocate 260 million hryvnias ($6.2 million) for a drone interceptor program to defend the capital's skies from Russian drones, city authorities said on Friday.

For 23-year-old Oleksandra Ymanets, seeking shelter in a Kyiv metro station each night has become routine. Ymanets, who has a 10-month-old son, says the shelter in the subway feels safer than her home at night.

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Meaghan Mobbs, the daughter of retired Gen. Keith Kellogg, said the war's relentless casualties have become "super personal" for President Trump and that he feels an acute responsibility to end it himself.

A t least two people were killed in Kyiv and 16 others were injured across Ukraine in an overnight Russian drone and missile bombardment, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday morning.

Secretary Rubio expressed “disappointment and frustration” with the lack of progress in Ukraine peace talks after meeting with his Russian counterpart, Lavrov.

Other Kyiv residents expressed resignation over the steady rhythm of attacks that has increased since diplomatic efforts to end the war, now in its fourth year, stalled. Many said they were grateful to the country's soldiers for making it possible for life and work to continue in Kyiv.

Ukraine has received all necessary political signals for U.S. military aid to resume, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday after what he described as constructive talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Washington had halted the shipment of defensive arms to Ukraine last week, but resumed the transfer a few days later after Zelenskyy expressed concerns about the impact of the pause on the country’s d