Overview
- Ukrainian officials say Russian drones hit residential and energy sites in Odessa, injuring four people including three children and igniting a high-rise fire.
- Regional reports from Russia’s Krasnodar say a blaze broke out at Tuapse’s oil refinery after a suspected Ukrainian strike, with damage reported and two injuries noted by local authorities.
- More than 100,000 people lost power in Moscow’s suburbs after a substation fire, as Russian authorities reported intercepting Ukrainian drones in the region.
- The Russian Defense Ministry released video of drone wreckage and route maps it says prove a Ukrainian attack on a Waldai residence used by Vladimir Putin, asserting the drone carried a six‑kilogram charge; the material has not been independently verified.
- Kyiv denies any attack and labels the presentation disinformation, while EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and analysts at ISW question Moscow’s account and warn the narrative could be used to harden Russia’s negotiating posture.