Overview
- Kyiv authorities report three people killed and 31 injured, including seven children, after an overnight attack on the capital.
- Strikes and falling debris damaged high-rise apartments in the Desnianskyi and Obolonskyi districts, sparked fires, and led to 13 rescues from upper floors.
- Ukraine’s air force says it neutralized about 90 of the 101 drones, with air-raid alerts over the capital lasting roughly 90 minutes.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky is pressing for stronger air defenses such as Patriot systems and for tougher sanctions, citing nearly 1,200 Russian attack drones used in a week.
- Reciprocal strikes continued, with Russia reporting airport disruptions around Moscow and dozens of Ukrainian drones downed overnight.