Overview

• Russian forces launched over 400 drones and 40 missiles in an overnight strike on eight regions, killing at least nine civilians across Kiev, Járkov and Jersón and wounding more than 70 others.
• Moscow’s air defenses say they intercepted 36 Ukrainian drones over five regions including Moscow while Ukraine’s air force reported downing a Russian Su-35 near Kursk.
• Kyiv indefinitely postponed the prisoner swap and handover of fallen soldiers’ bodies negotiated in Istanbul, according to Russia’s chief envoy Vladimir Medinski.
• Strikes damaged rail infrastructure in Kiev, forcing rerouting of six trains, including the international Dnipro–Przemysl service.
• Andrei Yermak said President Zelenski and President Trump could hold talks at the G7 summit in Canada as US mediation efforts intensify.