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Russia Launches Massive Barrage on Ukraine as Battle for Pokrovsk Intensifies

Reciprocal deep strikes reflect a shift to drone‑led attrition centered on Pokrovsk.

Overview

  • Ukraine reports roughly 450 drones and 45 missiles launched overnight, hitting energy and residential infrastructure and prompting emergency power cuts across multiple regions.
  • Local officials in Dnipro say a drone struck a high‑rise, killing at least three people and injuring about a dozen, including children.
  • Kyiv says air defenses downed most drones, yet authorities confirmed damage to energy facilities in Odessa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk, with repair crews deployed.
  • Ukrainian commanders and independent mapping describe fierce street fighting in Pokrovsk, with Russian units infiltrating, Ukrainian forces not fully encircled, and control still contested.
  • Ukraine claims deep strikes on a Lukoil refinery in Volgograd and on a Geran‑2 drone hub in occupied Donetsk that allegedly destroyed up to about 1,000 drones, as Russia escalates attacks on rail and supply routes.