Overview
- Ukrainian officials reported deadly strikes on Kyiv and Kyiv region, with at least two killed and 19 injured in the capital and four more, including two children, killed in surrounding areas, alongside damage to high‑rises and energy facilities.
- Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation issued nationwide air‑raid alerts twice within hours as power operators implemented emergency outages in multiple regions after hits on energy infrastructure.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 33 Ukrainian drones overnight across numerous regions, while local authorities reported damage in Bataysk to 131 apartments and in Makhachkala to commercial sites and public transport, and a civilian death in Belgorod.
- Russia’s military claimed territorial and battlefield gains, announcing the capture of Pavlovka in Zaporizhzhia and reporting Ukrainian losses of up to 180 in the ‘North’ sector, up to 230 in the ‘West’ sector and up to 60 in the ‘Dnepr’ sector.
- Pro‑Russian sources reported the destruction of a Ukrainian air‑defense system in Zaporizhzhia and a purported bunker used by NATO officers near Kyiv, while Ukrainian outlets noted explosions in Kharkiv and Kherson; these accounts have not been independently confirmed.