Overview
- Ukraine reports more than 450 attack drones and 45 missiles were launched overnight, with air defenses intercepting 406 drones and nine missiles as dozens of strikes hit 25 locations.
- Energy infrastructure was a primary target, prompting emergency power cuts across regions including major outages in Kremenchuk and Horishni Plavni and service disruptions in Kharkiv.
- A Russian drone struck a nine‑story residential building in Dnipro, killing at least two people and injuring around a dozen, according to Ukrainian authorities.
- Regional officials said at least 11 civilians were killed and 44 injured across the country over the past day as crews worked to restore electricity, water and heating.
- Combat around Pokrovsk intensified with house‑to‑house fighting; Russia claimed local gains and a village capture, while Ukraine’s military reported repelling 62 attacks in that sector.