Overview
- Russia launched one of its biggest recent barrages with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, knocking out power and heat in parts of Kyiv and causing at least one death and multiple injuries, according to Ukrainian authorities and utilities.
- Ukraine’s grid operator and Kyiv’s mayor reported energy infrastructure damage and emergency outages, with officials describing wide heating and electricity losses across the capital and surrounding region.
- Zelenskiy is en route to meet President Trump in Palm Beach at 3 p.m. local time, after a stop in Canada and calls with European leaders, to press a roughly 90% complete peace framework and seek legally binding U.S. security guarantees.
- Core sticking points in the talks include control of parts of Donetsk and the future of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, despite recent U.S.-Ukraine progress on a 20-point plan.
- Poland scrambled fighter jets and temporarily closed the Rzeszow and Lublin airports during the strikes, as Russia’s defense ministry said it hit energy and defense targets and President Putin warned Moscow would achieve its goals by military means; battlefield claims over Myrnohrad and Huliaipole remained disputed.