Overview

• Ukraine reported 574 drones and 40 missiles launched overnight, with explosions in Kyiv and strikes in the west that killed one person in Lviv and injured at least 15 in Mukachevo, where a U.S.-owned electronics facility was hit.
• Air defenses downed most incoming weapons, yet multiple impacts were recorded across regions, and Poland briefly scrambled jets before standing down when the threat subsided.
• Washington rules out U.S. ground forces and signals potential air support, as Vice President JD Vance says Europeans must carry the main on-the-ground burden for any guarantees.
• U.S., European and Ukrainian officials convened to shape the military component of prospective guarantees, including a possible European force, while Russia rejected any European troop presence as “completely unacceptable.”
• Moscow has floated UN Security Council veto powers as guarantors, a format Kyiv opposes, and Zelenskyy has ruled out China’s role while proposing neutral venues such as Switzerland, Austria or Turkey for potential talks.