Overview

• Ukraine’s general staff reported roughly 643 drones and rockets launched over about 12 hours against multiple regions, including Kyiv.
• Authorities said at least four people were killed in the capital and about 70 were wounded nationwide, with residential buildings and a medical facility hit.
• Poland closed airspace near two southeastern cities, scrambled fighter jets and put ground air defenses on alert, while Denmark temporarily banned all civilian drone flights ahead of the EU summit in Copenhagen.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky said intelligence indicates Russian oil tankers are being used to launch or control drones over Europe, a claim Russia denies.
• Zelensky said a Patriot air-defense system from Israel has arrived in Kyiv and two more are expected soon, as he discussed expanding the NATO Purl procurement channel with Secretary General Mark Rutte.