Overview
- A Russian drone attack on a Kryvyi Rih shopping centre on Friday killed at least 16 people and wounded about 130, leaving rescue teams to continue searches and prompting international condemnation.
- French President Emmanuel Macron announced France will send interceptor missiles to Ukraine and helped convene a volunteer coalition meeting to coordinate further air‑defence support.
- Ukraine is reporting a critical shortage of interceptors, notably Patriot missiles, which officials say has weakened its ability to stop Russia’s growing salvoes of ballistic missiles and drones.
- Kyiv has privately sought permission to use SpaceX’s Starlink to guide long‑range attack drones inside Russia, a request reported but not approved and dependent on Elon Musk and partners.
- Political strain in Kyiv has grown after the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov, who has called for elections and accused officials of corruption, a development that could complicate coordination of military aid and reforms.