Overview
- Ukrainian officials reported more than 470 attack drones and 48 missiles launched overnight, with air defenses destroying 442 drones, 34 Kh‑101s and seven Kalibrs as strikes hit multiple regions.
- Ternopil authorities raised the toll to 16 dead and 64 wounded, including 14 children, while Kharkiv reported 46 injured and extensive damage to residential and civil infrastructure.
- The Verkhovna Rada voted to dismiss Energy Minister Svitlana Hrinchuk and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko following NABU’s Energoatom-linked corruption probe and growing demands for government renewal.
- The ruling Servant of the People faction urged talks on a ‘national resilience’ coalition and a non‑quota cabinet, as senior officials stressed full support for NABU and SAP to finish the case.
- A high‑level U.S. Pentagon delegation arrived in Kyiv to engage Ukrainian leaders on restarting ceasefire talks, and media reports said U.S. and Russian interlocutors discussed a 28‑point plan that remains unconfirmed by Kyiv and European partners; EU states condemned the strikes as Romania scrambled jets and Moldova summoned the Russian ambassador over airspace incursions.