Overview
- Ukraine reported Russia launched 36 rockets and 242 drones overnight, with air defenses downing 226 drones and 18 missiles.
- Local officials in the Lviv region said a critical infrastructure site was hit as videos circulated showing multiple rapid impacts near the EU and NATO border.
- Ukraine’s energy ministry said Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia were almost entirely cut off from power, with widespread heating outages affecting hundreds of thousands.
- Kyiv authorities reported at least four fatalities and dozens injured, and Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged residents who can access heat elsewhere to leave temporarily due to severe service disruptions.
- Russia said the strike targeted drone-production and energy facilities, while Ukraine’s foreign minister labeled the barrage a test for Western allies and called for an urgent UN Security Council meeting.