NATO aircraft scrambled from Romania following a large-scale Russian attack on across Ukraine overnight, including in the Odesa region near Danube River border with allied nation.

During the initial months of Putin's 2022 comprehensive assault on Ukraine, Russian forces captured roughly 54,000 miles of land, twice Lithuania's size, reinforcing concerns that the nation would struggle more than Kyiv did to mount an effective defense.

Lithuania shared images of a new series of border defenses underway that are designed to stop a Russian advance into NATO.

According to Newsweek, the sprawling site in the Chernyakhovsky district first appeared in satellite images in March 2023 and is now nearing completion. Investigators from the independent project Tochnyi say the complex resembles a circularly disposed antenna array (CDAA),

Ukrainian officials say more than 19,000 children have been unlawfully deported to Russia or occupied areas, with reports suggesting the number could be far higher.

North Korea is "no longer content to have its nuclear weapons and be left alone," a former senior U.S. official told Newsweek.

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "can end the war with Russia almost immediately" while dismissing the idea of Ukraine joining NATO and returning the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula as unrealistic.

CNN data analyst Harry Enten reports that the majority of Ukrainians want to find a way to end the ongoing conflict with Russia. JOHN BERMAN, CNN HOST: That was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the hours leading up to his meeting at the White House today with President Trump.

As the front lines froze, and air defenses got better, Russia and Ukraine pivoted away from close bombing runs to standoff attacks.

Ukrainian drones have struck the Unecha oil pumping station in Russia's Bryansk region, according to reports. Meanwhile, Kim Jong Un has awarded North Korean troops who fought for Russia in the war against Ukraine.