Overview

• Russian forces fired 426 Shahed drones, five Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and 19 cruise missiles in one of their largest overnight assaults on Kyiv
• Two civilians were killed and at least 15 wounded as drones struck residential districts and damaged the entrance to the Lukyanivska subway station
• Ukraine’s Air Force said it intercepted or jammed 404 drones and all incoming missiles, highlighting its dependence on Western-supplied air defenses
• The bombardment came hours before a UK-Germany–led Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting to plan President Trump’s 50-day weapons transfer drive
• Ukraine has proposed fresh peace talks in Istanbul this week even as Russia insists on Ukrainian withdrawal from annexed regions and renunciation of NATO aspirations