Overview

• Ukraine reported Russia launched 598 drones and 31 missiles nationwide overnight, with air defenses downing 563 drones and 26 missiles as 13 locations in the capital took direct hits.
• A five-storey residential block in Darnytskyi was destroyed and central Kyiv saw rare impacts, with rescuers working across more than 20 sites to reach people trapped under rubble.
• Kyiv officials said at least three children were among the dead, declared a day of mourning, and reported about 60,000 residents without power as nearly 100 buildings were damaged, including a city-center mall.
• The EU delegation building and British Council offices were damaged, prompting condemnation from European leaders who pledged continued support for Ukraine.
• The strikes came as peace efforts faltered after the Trump–Putin Alaska meeting, with President Zelensky calling for new sanctions and Ukraine claiming drone hits on oil refineries in Russia’s Samara and Krasnodar regions.