In 1,000 days of Russia's full-scale invasion, Kyiv experienced 1,369 air raid alerts, totaling over 1,553 hours. Russian forces launched more than 2,500 missiles and drones at the city, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russia has launched 120 missiles and 90 drones in a large-scale attack across Ukraine targeting its energy infrastructure.

Despite the surge in unmanned systems, artillery and air power, the gritty realities of close combat, territorial control and urban warfare have shown that infantry remains indispensable