Overview

• Russian missiles and drones struck multiple regions including Lviv and Zaporizhzhia, with local authorities reporting several deaths, dozens of injuries and significant power cuts.
• Ukraine said a Russian drone hit Shostka’s railway station in a double strike that killed one person and wounded about 30, drawing condemnation from President Volodymyr Zelensky and EU leaders.
• Poland’s operational command launched preventive air patrols and raised ground defenses to maximum readiness as strikes approached its border area.
• Ukrainian long‑range drones targeted Russia’s Kinef oil refinery in Kirishi, causing a fire, while Moscow claimed it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones over several regions.
• Ukraine’s foreign intelligence service accused China of providing satellite data to Russia for strike planning, an allegation reported publicly by Kyiv but not independently verified in these reports.