Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said it carried out a mass retaliatory strike using high‑precision weapons, including Kinzhal missiles and drones, against Ukrainian military‑industrial facilities and the energy infrastructure supporting them, claiming all targets were hit.
- Ukraine’s Energy Ministry reported morning outages for consumers in Odesa, Chernihiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad and Mykolaiv regions after the overnight attacks.
- Odesa regional authorities described one of the most intense barrages since the full‑scale invasion, reporting widespread damage to energy infrastructure, water and heat disruptions, hospitals on backup power and injuries; local services also reported fires and damage to multiple energy assets in the oblast.
- In Russia’s Saratov region, officials said air defenses downed 28 Ukrainian UAVs, two civilians were killed and windows were blown out in a kindergarten and a clinic, with apartments also damaged.
- Belgorod authorities reported 60 drones and 44 other munitions launched by Ukrainian forces over the past day, causing scattered damage and civilian injuries, while Russian‑installed officials in Zaporizhzhia reported power disruptions in several districts and warned of continued strike risks hampering repairs.