Overview
- At least four people were killed and more than two dozen injured in Kyiv, where authorities reported damage to 30 apartment buildings, heating networks and the Azerbaijani embassy from falling debris.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched roughly 430 drones and 18 rockets and called the barrage a calculated attempt to inflict maximum harm on civilians and infrastructure.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down 216 Ukrainian drones across several regions overnight, a claim that has not been independently verified.
- Reuters, citing industry sources, reported that pipeline operator Transneft paused crude loadings at Novorossiysk after the strikes, while port operator Delo said debris hit a container terminal and a resulting fire was extinguished.
- Regional officials in Krasnodar and Saratov reported damage including an oil depot and a refinery, and Ukrainian leaders urged additional sanctions, air‑defense systems and interceptor missiles.