Overview

• Ukraine reported more than 800 combat drones plus missiles in the overnight assault, the largest air attack since the 2022 invasion.
• For the first time, Kyiv’s main government building was damaged, and officials said a thermal power plant near the capital was hit.
• Authorities initially reported four dead and dozens injured in the barrage, while a later strike in eastern Ukraine killed more than 20 civilians waiting for pension payments, according to Kyiv.
• President Donald Trump said he is ready to move to a new phase of sanctions on Russia and plans to speak with Vladimir Putin in the coming days.
• EU sanctions coordinator David O’Sullivan met US Treasury officials in Washington to discuss further economic measures, as UN chief António Guterres condemned the strikes as a dangerous escalation.