Overview

• The Ukrainian Air Force said it intercepted 54 of 78 attack drones launched overnight in one of the latest large-scale barrages.
• Energy firm DTEK reported electricity restored to 240,000 households in Odesa after strikes damaged infrastructure.
• Regional authorities reported at least 18 people injured and widespread damage across Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia.
• In Chernihiv, drones hit utility company vehicles, killing one worker, and incoming firefighters were targeted, the regional governor said.
• TASS reported a deadly Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s Kursk region and a source linked to Ukraine’s SBU said drones hit Bashneft’s Ufa refinery, as Zelenskyy discussed air defences with President Trump and the UK detailed RAF patrols with US and NATO forces.