Overview
- Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it conducted large-scale strikes with high-precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and strike drones, against Ukraine’s military‑industrial and energy infrastructure.
- Kyiv authorities reported at least four people killed and 27 wounded after overnight strikes, with damage to roughly 30 residential buildings and hits to medical, transport and commercial sites across several districts.
- Russian officials reported extensive UAV activity over multiple regions; in Krasnodar, authorities cited dozens of drones downed over the territory and the Black Sea, with damage in Novorossiysk to port facilities and housing, injuries to a ship’s crew, a state of emergency and temporary shelters opened.
- Regional updates included Saratov lifting a drone alert after air defenses claimed 45 shootdowns with localized infrastructure damage, Volgograd reporting air defenses repelled attacks, Voronezh noting debris damage to a home and car, and Belgorod logging nearly 70 UAVs over 24 hours with injuries reported.
- On the front lines, Russia claimed thwarted Ukrainian counterattacks near Kupyansk and Krasnoarmiisk and reported heavy Ukrainian losses near Kupyansk, while Russian reports also cited eliminated reconnaissance and sabotage groups in Zaporizhia and the Sumy region.