The front lines of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are largely stagnant. But in the skies, the war is ratcheting up.

Ukraine and Russia accused each other of lethal attacks on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Moscow was targeting global food security by striking Odesa's seaport.

By Dan Peleschuk and Serhiy Chalyi ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, Aug 6 (Reuters) - When two Russian bombs hit Kateryna Lahuta's seafood business in Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia last month, they shattered the last semblance of security for the 41-year-old entrepreneur.

Taiwan's navy deployed two fixed-wing propeller drones, which officials described as "mid-size suicide drones" that were locally built.

Ukrainian drones killed 5 people in Russia's border region of Belgorod while Russian missiles killed 2 in Kharkiv Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides,

Russia is upgrading its Geran drones with jet engines and Seeker guidance systems, using them to strike ships and ports and disrupt Ukraine’s vital Black Sea trade.

Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh says Ukraine has "learned the hard way" that military leverage is integral to to bringing diplomacy within reach.