A major Russian attack overnight set fire to a historic monastery complex in Kyiv and killed at least four people. It’s the latest barrage by Russia, which launched 611 long-range drones and 70 missiles, according to Ukraine’s Air Force.

Rob Lee is a military analyst, senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and a former Marine infantry officer, and he’s recently been on the front lines in Ukraine.

He speaks with Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd about the status of the war and the gains Ukraine has made in drone technology, which seem to be giving it an advantage this summer.

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