Alex Ritson

The head of its armed forces claims that this year alone it's cost the Russian economy more than $21 billion.

Ruslan is an officer with Ukraine's Special Operations Forces, coordinating strikes.

He admits it's been a challenge to match Russia's greater resources.

I would like Ukraine to be able to launch as many drones as Russia does.

However, we are scaling up very quickly and significantly.

And I think in any case the enemy will soon be surprised.

It will be an unpleasant surprise for them.

Ukraine still needs Western support, intelligence and money.

But it's learned the hard way that you can't just rely on others.

Jonathan Beale.

It's not only Ukraine that wants more weapons.

Taiwan does too.

The Trump administration has just announced a huge arms sale worth around $11 billion to the island, which includes advanced rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers and a variety of missiles.

China sees self-governed Taiwan as part of its own territory and has steadily ramped up pressure over the island with military drills and regular incursions into its waters and airspace.

To tell us more, here's Mickey Bristow.

As you say, this is in the end all about Taiwan.

Are these weapons defensive or offensive?

It's publicly anyway, though China is not going to see it that way, is it?

Mickey Bristow.

To Australia, where the youngest victim of the Bondi terror attacks, Matilda, has been buried in a funeral service in Sydney.