Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry says it carried out mass long‑range strikes, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and drones, against Ukrainian military‑industrial facilities and energy infrastructure, claiming all designated targets were hit.
- Kyiv authorities report at least 22 injured, including two children, and widespread heating and electricity disruptions across thousands of buildings, while regional officials say one person was killed in Kyiv oblast.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky says nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles targeted the capital’s energy and civilian infrastructure, describing the assault as Moscow’s answer to diplomatic proposals to end the war.
- Russian operational groupings report continued offensive and defensive actions across multiple sectors, citing large Ukrainian losses and localized gains, including the clearing of Kosovtsevo in Zaporizhzhia.
- Fighting around Kupyansk remains active as Russia’s ‘West’ grouping reports repelling multiple attacks over two days and releasing footage of strikes on Ukrainian resupply vehicles; regional updates also note blasts in Chernihiv and more than 50 Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia’s Belgorod region.