Overview

• Russia launched a large overnight assault with hundreds of attack drones and dozens of missiles focused on energy infrastructure, triggering widespread outages and service disruptions.
• Ukraine’s Air Force reported downing 405 of 465 drones and 15 of 32 missiles, while the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the operation and cited the use of Kinzhal missiles.
• Roughly 1 million households were temporarily without electricity nationwide, with metro service halted on Kyiv’s east bank and water supply problems reported in several districts.
• Authorities confirmed civilian casualties, including a 7-year-old killed in the Zaporizhzhia region and multiple injuries in Kyiv and other areas.
• Restoration continued into Saturday, with DTEK saying power had been restored to more than 800,000 residences in Kyiv and over 240,000 in the Odesa region, though outages persisted in multiple regions.