Overview
- The Air Force said Russia launched 25 missiles and 293 attack drones overnight, with defences downing two Iskander‑M ballistic missiles, five Iskander‑K cruise missiles and about 240 UAVs, while impacts were recorded at 24 locations.
- Grid operator Ukrenergo reported large outages in Kyiv and the Kyiv region and in Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, with emergency shutdowns and network limits in several cities.
- Kyiv authorities said roughly 500 apartment buildings lacked heat and surface electric transport on the right bank was halted, as officials noted at least 15 critical infrastructure sites were struck, including power and heat facilities.
- Local officials confirmed civilian casualties and widespread damage, including the near‑total destruction of Nova Poshta’s Kharkiv cargo terminal that killed four employees and significant damage to a vocational school in Odesa.
- Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces struck the Atlant Aero UAV plant in Taganrog, reported explosions and a fire, while heavy ground combat continued with 130 clashes focused on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole axes and Kyiv pursued tougher sanctions and an OSCE debate on the attacks.