Overview
- Ukrainian officials reported major damage to energy facilities in the Kyiv, Poltava and Kharkiv regions, triggering emergency blackouts as crews worked to restore electricity, water and heat.
- A drone hit a nine‑story apartment building in Dnipro, killing at least three people and injuring more than a dozen, while a worker was reported dead in the Kharkiv region.
- Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted about 406 drones and nine missiles, yet dozens of projectiles struck 25 sites across the country.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said substations supplying the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear plants were targeted and urged the IAEA to address the risks.
- Russia’s Defence Ministry said it struck weapon production and energy sites in response to Ukrainian attacks and claimed limited advances near Pokrovsk and Kupiansk, including the capture of a small village.