Overview

• Russia launched a large overnight strike with missiles and swarms of Shahed‑style drones, triggering a countrywide alert as heavy bombers took part.
• Kyiv reported a partially destroyed five‑story building and at least two injured, while Zaporizhzhia officials said a school and a high‑rise were hit and four people were hurt.
• Ukraine’s Air Force tracked Tu‑95 bombers taking off from Olenya and likely launching from Engels after MiG‑31K warnings set off early‑morning sirens.
• NATO strengthened its Baltic Sea posture with an air‑defence frigate, and Norway opened a probe into possible drones near its Orland air base.
• The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remained off the main grid for a fourth day as blame was traded, while Russia claimed gains in three villages and Ukraine reported a drone strike on a Russian oil facility.