The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War noted that cooperation with China has allowed Russia to bypass Western sanctions on imports of electronics for drone production. Ukraine’s military intelligence estimates that Russia receives up to 65% of components for its Geran drones from China. Beijing rejects the claims.

A child was killed in heavy Russian overnight airstrikes on Ukraine, Kramatorsk mayor Alexander Goncharenko reported on Tuesday. The 10-year-old boy died when guided glide bombs hit a residential building in the eastern Ukrainian city,