Overview
- Ukraine’s air force said the assault involved 653 drones and 51 missiles, with energy facilities hit across at least eight regions, leaving parts of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Lviv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv without power.
- Regional authorities reported three injuries in Kyiv region and a fire that destroyed the Fastiv railway station, forcing train reroutes and damaging a motor-coach depot.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said it conducted retaliatory precision strikes using long-range weapons, including Kinzhal missiles, claimed all designated targets were hit, and reported downing 366 Ukrainian UAVs, while later announcing 11 more drones intercepted over Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk.
- Air-raid alerts were activated across Kyiv and multiple regions, with explosions reported in Zaporizhzhia and Kremenchuk, and Ryazan authorities in Russia reported falling drone debris with no injuries.
- Following the attacks, President Zelensky urged additional Western aid, European leaders reportedly advised Kyiv not to accept Russian terms without U.S. security guarantees, and a Czech lawmaker called for an audit of the ammunition initiative for Ukraine.