The bloc’s top military body has convened in Ukraine for the first time in eight years despite it not being a member
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The NATO Military Committee is the alliance's highest military authority. Ukraine is currently not a member of the NATO alliance.
The NATO Military Committee, the bloc’s highest military authority, has gathered in Kiev despite Ukraine not being a member.
The visit comes just a day after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukraine’s NATO membership “is not on the table as we speak,” noting that accession would require unanimous backing.
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European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius urged the EU to accelerate military preparations, citing Russia's superior production capacity and drone innovation as a threat that requires a 'military Schengen' for rapid troop movement.

Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexey Goncharenko said that the Ukrainian military was dying in vain and called for an end to the conflict. Previously, the European Solidarity faction excluded him from its membership due to ideological differences.

An air raid alert has been declared in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. The Ukrainian TV channel “Public” reports a series of explosions in the capital of Ukraine on Wednesday.

Military expert Andrei Kolesnik said that Russia is successfully countering the tactics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to overload the air defense. Russian systems are adapting to attacks, including large-scale drone strikes like the recent attack on the Moscow region, he said.

A massive missile strike by the Russian Federation on 12 regions of Ukraine led to the death of 14 people in Priluki, as well as casualties in Kyiv and Kremenchug. Russia said missile and drone factories were attacked, while Ukraine reported the destruction of residential buildings.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported strikes on Ukrainian UAV production sites and troop concentrations across multiple frontline sectors. Moscow claims 1,440 Ukrainian casualties and the destruction of 764 drones over the past 24 hours.