Overview
- Ukraine reported 45 missiles and roughly 450 drones were launched overnight, with air defenses downing 406 drones and nine missiles.
- Strikes on energy sites were recorded across nine regions, with 26 missiles and 52 attack drones impacting 25 locations.
- A drone hit a nine-story apartment building in Dnipro, killing two people and injuring eleven, according to Ukrainian officials.
- State energy firm Centrenergo called it the most massive blow to thermal power plants since 2022, triggering emergency outages and forcing costly energy imports as temperatures drop.
- Russia said the barrage targeted military-industrial and energy facilities and used Kinzhal missiles, while Ukrainian drones struck energy infrastructure in Russia’s Volgograd region and power was later restored.