Mass Russian Aerial Barrage Hits Ukraine’s Grid, Killing Four

Overview

• Ukraine’s Air Force reported 458 drones and 45 missiles launched overnight, including 32 ballistic missiles, in one of the largest combined strikes of the war.
• Air defenses said they downed 409 drones and 9 missiles, yet impacts and debris hit dozens of sites, with three killed in Dnipro and one in Kharkiv.
• Emergency blackouts and service disruptions were reported across regions including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and Poltava, with Kremenchuk losing electricity, water and partial heating and rail delays noted.
• Moscow said it targeted military‑industrial facilities and energy infrastructure, while Kyiv pressed allies for more air‑defense systems as repair crews worked to restore power.
• Ukraine continued long‑range strikes on Russian energy assets, with the Voronezh governor citing brief outages from drone activity and earlier disruptions reported in Volgograd, as Russia advances toward Pokrovsk in Donetsk.