Overview
- Russia launched more than 450 attack drones and 45 missiles overnight, while Ukrainian air defenses reported neutralizing 406 drones and nine missiles and tracking 503 airborne threats in total.
- In Dnipro a residential building was hit, killing two women and injuring 12, with additional casualties reported in Kharkiv region as emergency crews battled fires and carried out rescues across multiple oblasts.
- Large energy facilities were damaged in Poltava, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions, prompting emergency power shutoffs and repair operations focused on restoring heat, electricity and water.
- Rail infrastructure and power losses in Poltava region forced Ukrzaliznytsia to switch some sections to diesel traction, reroute services and report multi‑hour delays for long‑distance and commuter trains, with passenger shuttles arranged around Poltava for Intercity routes.
- Even as attacks disrupt transport, the EU formally granted €73.7 million for the Sknyliv–Mostyska euro‑gauge project and Ukraine outlined plans to complete roughly 80 km by end‑2027, while Ukrzaliznytsia readied a December pilot of the UZ‑3000 app‑based bonus‑kilometre program targeting up to 100,000 riders per month.