Overview

• Russia’s Defense Ministry said it carried out an overnight mass strike using hypersonic ‘Kinzhal’ missiles and drones against energy facilities supporting Ukrainian arms production, claiming all assigned targets were hit.
• Ukrainian officials reported explosions across Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Kremenchuk; Kyiv’s mayor said 12 people were injured and the city’s left bank lost electricity with water service disruptions, while Zaporizhzhia authorities reported a child killed and damage to housing and gas infrastructure.
• The ministry released video showing Geran‑2 drones striking a temporary deployment site of Ukraine’s 48th artillery brigade near Lozovoe, and pro‑Russian sources reported additional hits on facilities linked to drone assembly and equipment repair.
• Pro‑Russian military commentator Andrey Marochko said up to 100 Ukrainian troops were encircled near the Kupyansk‑Yuzhny rail station, as Russian reports also described pressure around Seversk; these battlefield claims have not been independently verified in the provided reports.
• The Defense Ministry said it conducted one mass and six grouped strikes over the past week and that the ‘Dnepr’ grouping inflicted up to 445 Ukrainian personnel losses, while the New York Times reported growing concern in the U.S. military over the intensive use of drones in the conflict.