U.S. warnings about imminent Russian ballistic missile strikes were fully restored for Ukraine after recent gaps in U.S. intelligence on Russian missile attacks, which American officials previously attributed to bad weather conditions

An ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that was sparked with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022, resulting in widespread casualties, displacement and significant geopolitical consequences for Europe and the world.