Overview
- Ukraine reported a new overnight barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles, with authorities citing at least four deaths in Kyiv and additional injuries in Zaporizhzhia.
- Poland closed airspace near Lublin and Rzeszów and launched its jets as Russian long‑range aviation conducted strikes against Ukraine.
- Danish police and the military reported fresh sightings of unidentified drones over major bases at Karup and Skrydstrup, triggering investigations and heightening concern over airspace violations.
- Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine intercepted 92 drones headed toward Poland and warned that Italy could be targeted next, while Italy’s foreign minister said he does not believe the country is an objective and stressed air-defense readiness.
- EU commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis described a Russian hybrid campaign testing Europe’s defenses as NATO pledged a resolute, proportionate response, whereas Sergei Lavrov denied targeting EU or NATO states and warned against aggression toward Russia.