Overview
- Ukraine reported coordinated attacks across 13 regions, with nationwide air‑raid alerts, power outages and casualties including a 4‑year‑old child.
- Kyiv’s Energy Ministry said nuclear plants cut output because of grid instability, as the IAEA called the network’s condition the worst it has monitored since September 2024.
- Poland deployed fighter patrols and raised air‑defence and radar readiness near its border as the large strike package unfolded.
- Ukraine said its drones hit the Lukoil/Stavrolen petrochemical site in Budyonnovsk, while Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones over Belgorod and Voronezh.
- Diplomacy continues with a US‑Ukrainian 20‑point plan sent toward Moscow; Zelensky expects a response, but disputes persist over Donetsk and the management of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.