[Verse 1]
Kyiv's been building something in the dark
A domestic ballistic missile, sharp and stark
Three to six months out, says the man who used to lead defense
Ukraine's former minister, and the timeline's getting tense
Trump told Zelensky, "You don't have the cards to play"
But Ukraine's been quietly shuffling every single day
Manufacturing the pressure, forging steel inside their borders
While the drumbeat of the conflict keeps on giving orders
[Chorus]
Drones over Moscow, missiles on the drawing board
Ukraine brought the war back to the Russian yard
One of the largest aerial attacks of the whole campaign
At least six people killed on Russian soil again
Kyiv under fire while the Kremlin counts its dead
The caldron's boiling over — this is what the headlines said
[Verse 2]
UK drones flew deep into the Russian mainland — first time ever done
"Deep strikes" is what they're calling it, a rubicon that's run
Ukraine launched a mass attack, targeted Moscow with a swarm
Hundreds of machines descending like a locust-shaped alarm
The Institute for War released their grim assessment of the ground
Russian offensive pushes on, but Ukraine's punching back around
Al Jazeera showed both cities — Kyiv bombarded, Moscow's sky lit red
A bilateral catastrophe — both populations filled with dread
[Chorus]
Drones over Moscow, missiles on the drawing board
Ukraine brought the war back to the Russian yard
One of the largest aerial attacks of the whole campaign
At least six people killed on Russian soil again
Kyiv under fire while the Kremlin counts its dead
The caldron's boiling over — this is what the headlines said
[Bridge]
Here's your rare word — fusillade — a torrent, a volley unleashed all at once
That's what Ukraine sent into Russian skies, no hesitation, no stunts
A fusillade of drones and steel and defiance wrapped in smoke
The asymmetry of modern war is not a battlefield joke
Small nations forge their weapons, big nations flex their claims
But history doesn't care who held the cards — it just records the flames
[Verse 3]
PBS and NPR both confirmed the casualty count
Six Russians dead from strikes — the numbers slowly mount
CBS and Guardian both tracked the missile timeline near
Ukraine building range and reach that Moscow ought to fear
The former defense minister laid it out in months not years
While Kyiv took the bombardment, swallowing the tears
Zelensky kept his footing even when Trump said stand down
A war of endurance — and Ukraine refused to drown
[Outro]
August seventeen — the war is changing shape
Missiles, drones, and doctrine — no clean escape
This is Today's News — learn it, hold it, know the date
The caldron's boiling — and the world is watching, waiting on the gate