Overview
- Ukrainian authorities reported 36 missiles and 242 attack drones launched overnight, with air defenses saying they downed 226 drones, eight ballistic missiles and 10 cruise missiles as impacts were confirmed at 19 sites.
- Kyiv recorded at least four dead and 25 injured with rescues at more than 20 locations; emergency services later reported a fifth death as crews pulled 32 people from rubble and documented damage at 40 sites, including 20 residential buildings.
- The building of the Embassy of Qatar in Kyiv was damaged, and officials said multiple districts suffered fires and infrastructure hits, including a repeat strike on a residential block during emergency response.
- Energy facilities were heavily targeted, with more than 500,000 customers without power in the Kyiv region and 417,000 households out in the capital as the government said district heating plants were struck and emergency outages imposed.
- Russia said it used an 'Oreshnik' medium‑range ballistic missile and framed the attack as retaliation; Ukraine rejected that narrative, initiated urgent UN and NATO consultations, and highlighted earlier strikes that wounded 23 people in Kryvyi Rih as repairs progressed.