Overview
- Russian sources said strikes targeted a military aerodrome and communications nodes in Kirovohrad oblast, along with command posts, air defenses and UAV bases in Kyiv region, and depots in Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson.
- Belgorod’s operational HQ reported more than 100 Ukrainian drones used against the region in the past day, with damage across multiple districts and at least one man injured in an FPV strike on a car.
- Air defenses were activated in Volgograd, Rostov and Voronezh regions, Crimea issued a drone-attack warning, and Saratov lifted an overnight alert after the MoD reported 45 drones shot down there and local officials noted infrastructure damage.
- Explosions were reported in Kyiv several times overnight and in the city of Sumy during air-raid alerts, according to Ukrainian public broadcasters.
- Russian military and security accounts reported localized ground actions, including the elimination of reconnaissance groups in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy and the death of a 95th brigade lieutenant, while officials also cited earlier civilian deaths from drone strikes in Kupyansk district.