Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces surrender to army robots in battlefield first, Zelensky says

Ukraine carried out two previously undisclosed space‑intelligence missions during the war with Russia, a senior lawmaker revealed on Monday.

According to Ukrainian MP Fedir Venislavskyi, operatives from the country’s military intelligence agency launched carrier rockets from Ukrainian territory on two separate occasions, reaching altitudes of more than 100 kilometres in the first mission and 204 kilometres in the second. Both launches were recorded by technical monitoring systems, he said in an interview.

He described the launches as unprecedented for a country engaged in active conflict, and added that they demonstrated Ukraine’s ability to counter hostile systems operating in space.

Also on Monday, an elderly woman and her daughter were hospitalised after Russia launched a fresh attack on Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region, local authorities said.

The Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office press service said Russian missiles struck at least four private residential properties and injured two people on Monday morning in the village of Ryasne.

“An elderly woman suffered shrapnel wounds and was hospitalised in serious condition. Her daughter was also wounded – she was diagnosed with multiple injuries and taken to hospital,” they said.

Russian drones also damaged houses and an ambulance in the Bohodukhiv district. No casualties were reported following the attack.

Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Peter Magyar, leader of ⁠the opposition pro-EU Tisza party, on his victory in ⁠the Hungarian election against the incumbent pro-Kremlin leader Viktor Orban.

Zelensky has pledged to work ⁠with the new leader to strengthen ⁠Europe and ‌uphold peace and security.