Overview

• Russian officials say an intercepted Ukrainian drone detonated near the Kursk nuclear plant, damaging an auxiliary transformer and halving output at reactor No. 3, with no change in radiation levels reported.
• Authorities in Russia’s Leningrad region report debris from downed drones sparked a fire at Novatek’s Ust-Luga fuel export terminal, while Moscow claimed 95 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and Hungary said Druzhba pipeline flows were disrupted by a separate strike.
• Ukraine’s air force says Russia launched a ballistic missile and 72 Shahed attack drones overnight, and earlier in the week a large assault struck western Ukraine, including a US-owned Flex electronics facility, with civilian casualties reported in Lviv.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says no Putin–Zelenskyy summit is planned until an agenda is ready as Zelensky renews his call for leader-level talks, and both sides confirm a reciprocal exchange of 146 detainees each.
• US Vice-President JD Vance says Russia has made “significant concessions” in contacts brokered by President Trump, as allies detail fresh air-defense support including a joint German–Norwegian transfer of two Patriot systems to Ukraine.