Overview
- Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched one ballistic missile and 176 drones overnight, with 139 intercepted or suppressed and strikes reported across 14 locations.
- Regional authorities reported at least nine deaths in the latest wave, including seven in Kyiv from Friday’s attack, as shelling also killed and injured civilians in Kherson and other regions.
- Odesa’s critical services switched to backup power after overnight strikes on energy sites, with officials citing damage that included a solar plant and resulting outages.
- Ukraine said it hit Russia’s Ryazan and Novokuibyshevsk refineries, reporting fires and damage to key processing units, while Russian officials said air defenses downed drones and debris sparked a blaze.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed new advances in Zaporizhzhia, including Mala Tokmachka and Rivnopillia after reporting Yablokovo earlier, as Ukraine’s General Staff logged 176 clashes in a day and heavy fighting around Pokrovsk; Zelensky said nearly 1,000 drones and about 980 guided bombs were used against Ukraine over the past week.