Overview
- The Russian Defense Ministry said it carried out a grouped overnight strike on Ukrainian military‑industrial facilities and supporting energy infrastructure using long‑range precision weapons and drones, claiming all targets were hit.
- Ukraine’s online alert map showed air‑raid warnings across multiple regions including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk, with Ukrainian media reporting explosions in Kharkiv and the public broadcaster noting a blast in Chernihiv.
- Russia reported extensive air‑defense activity, with the Defense Ministry citing two guided aerial bombs and 281 drones downed in 24 hours, as Krasnodar Krai issued a region‑wide UAV danger alert via the EMERCOM app and several airports were temporarily closed, according to local reports.
- Local authorities said a UAV strike left part of Berdyansk without power after high‑voltage equipment was damaged, while Belgorod region officials reported HIMARS damage to the reservoir dam that injured two people but posed no immediate flooding threat.
- Beyond the battlefield, investigators opened a criminal case after a deadly gas explosion in a Sochi apartment building that killed one person and prompted evacuations, and EMERCOM moved to expand personnel, equipment and monitoring for the year‑long mazut spill response in the Kerch Strait.