Overview

• Zelensky said Russia launched more than 600 drones and missiles at nine regions, leaving at least three people dead and injuring dozens.
• Ukraine’s Air Force reported 619 weapons launched, including 579 drones, and said it downed or neutralised 552 drones, two ballistic missiles and 29 cruise missiles.
• A missile carrying cluster munitions struck a residential high‑rise in Dnipro, according to Zelensky, with local officials reporting extensive damage and injuries.
• Kyiv said it hit oil refineries in Russia’s Saratov and Samara regions and described the facilities as part of the supply network for Russia’s military.
• The European Commission proposed new sanctions targeting LNG, banks, cryptocurrency platforms and Russia’s shadow fleet, a move Zelensky praised as tightening pressure on Moscow’s war economy.