In Ukraine, officials say their air defenses shot down 13 Russian drones earlier today targeting the capital Kyiv. Meanwhile, the U.S. is reportedly finalizing plans to send its long-range Patriot air defense system to Ukraine.
The eastern city of Bakhmut has been nearly decimated as Russian forces have continued to ramp up its attacks. This is a 70-year-old resident who this week decided to flee her hometown after months of intense shelling.
Valentyna: “I did not think that the situation in Bakhmut would go this far. I thought it would not be that terrifying, and I could not imagine that the whole city would be destroyed.”