Overview
- Ukrainian officials said a combined attack using drones, missiles and fighter jets hit wide areas, striking Kyiv as well as Poltava, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa.
- Debris set high‑rises ablaze in the capital, where two people died, while a mother and her 6‑month‑old and 12‑year‑old daughters were killed in the Kyiv region.
- The energy ministry ordered emergency outages in most regions; Chernihiv and the northern part of the province lost all electricity and many residents lacked water before partial restoration.
- Ukraine said Storm Shadow missiles struck a chemical plant tied to Russia’s military industry in Bryansk, while Moscow claimed it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones.
- U.S. plans for a Trump–Putin meeting were paused as Ukraine sought more Patriot systems and long‑range weapons and European discussions continued on using frozen Russian assets to fund aid.