Ukraine Retakes Territory, Drone War Escalates

0:00It's April 15th, welcome in. This is Sydney News Today, where local news meets AI. Ukrainian forces have thrown a wrench and Russia's planned spring offensive, retaking nearly 50 square kilometers of territory last month, hitting key Russian targets like oil refineries. Russia keeps pounding Ukrainian cities though, launching 324 drones and three ballistic missiles on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing an eight-year-old boy in the Cherkasy region and a woman in Zaparigia. Over 50 defense ministers gathered in Berlin to wrap up aid, with Britain alone committing 120,000 drones this year, while NATO's Mark Rut push for an extra $60 billion in support. Ukraine's got battle-tested drone tech and interceptors, downing 309 of those drones recently, but they need cash to scale production. And more air defense missiles as supplies dwindle from the Iran conflict. Zelensky is pressing for joint weapons deals in that 90 billion Euro EU loan to keep the momentum, reminding everyone Ukraine can't wait while.

1:03The world's eyes shift elsewhere.