Overview
- Ukraine reported 653 drones and 51 missiles launched overnight, with strikes on energy, transport and port facilities that caused power, heat and water outages across several regions.
- Air defenses intercepted or neutralized 585 drones and 30 missiles, yet impacts were confirmed at 29 sites, including a fire at Fastiv’s rail station near Kyiv and utility disruptions in Odesa.
- The IAEA said the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant briefly lost all external power during the assault, underscoring persistent nuclear safety risks despite the reactors being shut down.
- U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov and Andriy Hnatov opened a third day of meetings in Miami focused on security guarantees within a revised 28‑point plan.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said he held a “substantial” call with the U.S. negotiators and his team, noting agreed next steps as officials caution that further movement requires concrete actions from Moscow.