UKRAINE INVASION DAY 1 , 702 : HIGHEST RU DAILY CASUALTIES OF ENTIRE WAR AS US BUYS KREMLIN TIME

What happened: Russia launched a massive overnight missile and drone strike on Kyiv and 12 Ukrainian oblasts, and The Economist's Oliver Carroll reported that Ukrainian drone commanders say Starlink speed restrictions have likely been lifted, though tests continue. Key numbers: 210 long-range drones, 110 jet-powered; 21 missiles in three Why it matters: The content states the Kremlin's interest in negotiations aims to secure US economic concessions and buy time rather than end the war, while Russian forces are not winning on the battlefield and have been stymied in Donetsk Oblast.

Russia launched a massive overnight missile and drone strike on Kyiv and 12 Ukrainian oblasts, and The Economist's Oliver Carroll reported that Ukrainian drone commanders say Starlink speed restrictions have likely been lifted, though tests continue.

The content states the Kremlin's interest in negotiations aims to secure US economic concessions and buy time rather than end the war, while Russian forces are not winning on the battlefield and have been stymied in Donetsk Oblast.