Overview
- Ukraine’s Air Force reported one Iskander‑M and 176 attack drones launched overnight, with 139 drones shot down or suppressed and 37 impacts recorded across 14 locations.
- Kyiv officials said seven people were killed in Friday’s strikes on the capital, and Odesa’s critical services switched to backup power after new attacks on energy sites.
- Ukraine said its forces hit Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery, reporting explosions and a large fire; the regional governor said drones were downed and debris caused a blaze.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed control of Yablokovo in Zaporizhzhia, while Ukraine confirmed a withdrawal from Novovasylivske and reported repelling 52 assaults in the Pokrovsk sector.
- Front‑line accounts and analysts described Russia’s evolving tactics near Pokrovsk, with small infiltration groups and light vehicles complicating Ukrainian resupply and casualty evacuation.