Overview

• Russian forces launched more than 400 Shahed drones, Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and cruise missiles in one of their largest overnight barrages on Kyiv and multiple regions.
• Ukraine’s air defenses shot down or jammed nearly half of the incoming threats, but at least two civilians were killed and dozens more were injured.
• Strikes damaged Kyiv’s Lukianivska subway station entrance, ignited a kindergarten and set fires in residential and commercial areas across several districts.
• Ukraine conducted deep-strike drone raids on Moscow’s airports for a fifth consecutive night, forcing flight suspensions and stranding thousands of travelers.
• President Zelenskyy pressed for renewed peace talks as NATO allies debate expediting advanced air defense deliveries under a proposed 50-day framework.