Overview
- Hours after Moscow rejected a European plan to deploy a post-war multinational force, Russia launched a mass strike on Kyiv that killed at least four and injured 24, the city’s mayor said.
- Ukraine’s Air Force reported 97 Russian drones were launched, with air defenses downing 70 and 27 hitting targets.
- Energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia was heavily damaged, leaving more than one million subscribers without heating and water as repair crews work to restore service.
- The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv issued an alert about a potentially significant air attack and urged Americans to be ready to shelter, echoing President Volodymyr Zelensky’s warning of a possible mass strike.
- Ukrainian authorities reported a ballistic missile traveling at hypersonic speed striking infrastructure near Lviv, as Russia said it used an Oréshnik missile; radiation levels were reported normal and the exact weapon remains under review.