Updated September 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM AKDT Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has resigned after just 18 months on the job that included repeated clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Driscoll was an Army officer in Iraq and became the youngest-ever Army s... See more
LEILA FADEL, HOST: Russia had maintained an iron grip on Crimea since it seized the territory in its initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: But Ukraine is now waging a sustained drone campaign that's upending daily life on the peninsula... See more
The U.S. and its partners depend on Patriot interceptors to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles. But Russia and Iran are firing their weapons at rates far higher than Patriots can be produced. MORE STORIES - Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King... See more
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Meanwhile, in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy openly acknowledges that his country is desperately short of air defense weapons. He says that's why Ukraine keeps getting hammered by Russian ballistic missiles. NPR's Greg Myre repo... See more
KYIV, Ukraine, and WASHINGTON — Russia's massive air assault against Ukraine before dawn on Saturday included 27 ballistic missiles, many pounding the capital Kyiv, killing nine people and wounding more than 30. The attack was larger than most, though Rus... See more
