Overview
- Ukrainian authorities reported evening air‑raid alerts and blasts in several regions, with Kyiv and the Cherkasy area citing explosions linked to air‑defence activity.
- Russian security sources told TASS their forces captured Novoaleksandrovka and moved closer to the Ukrainian defensive hub of Pokrovske, a claim not independently verified.
- Local officials in Russia said overnight Ukrainian drones damaged a thermal power plant in Oryol, hit an electrical substation near Vladimir and caused blasts near a Yaroslavl refinery, prompting outages and restrictions.
- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called US strikes on vessels in the Caribbean a violation of international humanitarian law and urged an immediate halt.
- The Miami Herald reported, citing unnamed sources, that US air strikes on targets in Venezuela could occur within hours or days, a scenario not officially confirmed.