e Latest Russia’s Strategy Russian Drones in Romania City in the Kill Zone Photos Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT News Analysis Russia Is Showing Signs of Weakness in Ukraine. So It Hits Harder. The war has not been going the Kremlin’s way, with battleground losses and growing casualties. With fiercer strikes, Moscow hopes to gain a better position for negotiations. Listen · 6:54 min Share full article 1 Smoke rising from buildings in Kyiv on Tuesday, after a Russian missile and drone attack. Credit... Roman Pilipey/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Lara Jakes Lara Jakes covers European defense and diplomacy. June 2, 2026 Updated 1:07 p.m. ET The display of force that Russia rained on Ukraine early Tuesday , with hundreds of drones and missiles, cannot mask the increasing signs of Moscow’s weakness in the four-year war. Russia’s frontline advance in Ukraine has slowed almost to a halt. It has stepped up coerced mobilization in occupied eastern U...