Overview
- Overnight attacks hit energy facilities in Poltava region, including Kremenchuk, and in Chernihiv region, causing outages, repairs and expanded rolling restrictions nationwide, according to the Energy Ministry and Ukrenergo.
- Ukraine’s Air Forces reported downing 585 attack drones, 29 cruise missiles and one ballistic missile during the earlier mass barrage, though impacts were confirmed at 29 locations with additional drone hits recorded.
- Rail infrastructure in Fastiv, Kyiv region, was heavily damaged and the main station destroyed, with Ukrzaliznytsia deploying a temporary mobile terminal and adjusting suburban services to keep trains running.
- Ground combat remained intense with 161 engagements reported in the latest daily update, led by sustained Russian assaults toward Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian forces say they are conducting clearing operations in urban areas and holding defensive lines.
- The General Staff confirmed a strike on Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery that hit an isomerization unit, while damage assessments continue.