Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched more than 50 missiles and about 500 strike drones overnight, as nationwide air-raid alerts were activated across multiple regions including Kyiv.
- Regional authorities reported four dead and four injured in Lviv region with fires and power outages, and one dead and ten injured in Zaporizhzhia where tens of thousands lost electricity and gas; an industrial park in Lviv caught fire.
- Officials in Chernihiv reported strikes on an industrial site and an energy facility causing localized outages, and Ukrainian media reported explosions in Rivne during the alerts.
- Cross-border incidents were reported by Russian officials: Belgorod’s governor cited over 70 shells and more than 100 drone attacks in a day and a drone strike in the city that injured four, while a Bryansk bus station strike wounded one civilian; Poland said it raised air defenses due to nearby activity.
- In Tbilisi, protesters breached the fence at the presidential residence and police later detained five opposition figures on accusations including calls to overthrow the government, with authorities reporting a calm city center under a heavy police presence.