Overview
- Ukrainian officials reported roughly 430 drones and 18 missiles, including ballistic types, launched in a coordinated attack that began around 12:45 a.m. local time.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said at least four people were killed and dozens injured as fires broke out across multiple districts in the capital.
- Kyiv authorities reported damage to about 30 residential buildings, hits on medical and school facilities, and evacuations of more than 40 people as emergency crews worked through the morning.
- Energy sites including the Chp-5 plant in Kyiv and the Trypillia thermal power plant south of the city were damaged, leading to blackouts, heating disruptions in the Desnianskyi and Podil areas, and delays to public transport.
- Russia said it downed 216 Ukrainian drones and local officials in Novorossiysk reported a refinery hit in a separate drone strike, while the FSB announced it had foiled an alleged assassination plot inside Russia.