By Anastasiia Malenko KYIV (Reuters) -Several nights a week, Daria Slavytska packs a yoga mat, blankets and food into a stroller and descends with her two-year-old Emil into the Kyiv subway. While air raid sirens wail above,

Shahed-style drones are deadly systems that Russia has been using to strike Ukrainian cities for nearly three years.

Russia’s summer offensive in Ukraine is gaining ground as its forces attack on multiple fronts. In June, the country’s numerical advantages in troops and air power produced its biggest monthly gains in territory since the beginning of the year.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Ukraine welcomes the EU's 18th sanctions package against Russia and expects the US to join in strengthening pressure on the aggressor. The official emphasized that as long as the war continues,