Overview

• Russia launched 400 long-range drones and an Iskander missile overnight, focusing strikes on Kryvyi Rih, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia and Odesa regions
• Three civilians were killed – two in the Kupiansk district and one in the Sumy region – and at least 15 people, including a child, were injured as power outages cut electricity and water supplies
• Ukrainian air defense forces shot down nearly 200 drones and jammed over 140 decoys, demonstrating high interception rates in the latest assault
• The Russian Defence Ministry reported capturing two villages in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions within 24 hours of the attack
• President Zelenskyy called for systematic strengthening of Ukraine’s air defenses as US and NATO prepare Patriot missile deliveries under President Trump’s 50-day peace ultimatum