Leaders are reaching out to Moscow and stressing the need for a negotiated solution as populist parties critical of Kyiv aid gain sway.

Russia has used a special shaped-charge cutting warhead on a jet-powered drone for the first time, according to a defense technology adviser to Zelenskyy, who said the payload was built to damage high-voltage pylons and steel bridges. Ukraine is also struggling to catch the new jet drones, which fly higher and faster than older models.