Overview

• Air-raid alerts covered eight Ukrainian oblasts, with blasts reported in Dnipro, Pavlograd, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Kharkiv and Chernihiv, where a local official said transport infrastructure was hit.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 149 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions, including heavy activity over Rostov and Saratov.
• Rostov region’s governor reported a partially destroyed warehouse wall, broken windows and power disruptions after a mass UAV attack, with no casualties.
• Belgorod’s governor said the region faced more than 200 attacks in a day, reporting one civilian killed, five injured and damage to homes and infrastructure.
• Ukraine’s General Staff said drones struck oil facilities in Saratov and Novokuybyshevsk and a Samara site, reporting fires, while Russian officials acknowledged localized damage and one injury, and third-party verification remains limited.