Overview

• Ukrainian authorities reported 598 drones and 31 missiles in the overnight barrage, including hypersonic Kinzhal weapons, while air defenses said they downed 563 drones and multiple missiles.
• Rescuers confirmed at least 21 dead in Kyiv, including four children, with dozens injured and officials later raising the toll to 23 as searches continued.
• Explosions damaged the European Union delegation building and the British Council office in Kyiv, and the EU summoned Russia’s envoy while vowing maximum pressure and additional sanctions.
• Russia said it struck military‑industrial sites and air bases, but Ukraine reported residential blocks, a preschool and a mall among nearly 100 damaged buildings, and Turkish firm Baykar confirmed two hits at its drone plant near Kyiv.
• U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg warned the assault threatens President Trump’s peace efforts, as Kyiv pressed for a UN Security Council meeting and called for tougher sanctions.