Overview
- Ukraine’s air force reported 805 attack drones and 13 missiles launched in the heaviest single‑night strikes since 2022, saying hundreds were intercepted.
- Kyiv officials said the cabinet building’s roof and upper floors were damaged and set ablaze and that multiple residential blocks were hit across the city.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported at least four deaths nationwide, including a mother and her infant in Kyiv, with dozens injured in strikes across several regions.
- Authorities cited additional damage and casualties in Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia, while Odessa and Kryvyi Rih reported hits on residential and municipal infrastructure.
- Poland put fighter aircraft on readiness near the border during the attacks, and a German military analyst cautioned that future Russian waves could reach 1,000 to 2,000 drones.