Overview
- Drones hit Kyiv overnight, igniting a fire in the Solomianskyi district as more than 1,000 buildings in the capital remain without heat following last week’s major barrage.
- Zaporizhzhia’s region restored electricity to roughly 382,500 customers after a blackout, while about 35,000 households in the Odesa area lost power in a new attack.
- Russia confirmed using the medium‑range Oreschnik missile in western Ukraine, and ISW geolocation indicates the likely target was a state aircraft repair plant in southwest Lviv.
- Escalation concerns grew after Dmitri Medvedev warned Oreschnik could be used against any European or NATO troops sent to Ukraine, as the UN Security Council convenes an emergency session.
- Ukraine’s military reported heavy Russian equipment and personnel losses and claimed strikes on targets including Lukoil’s Caspian platforms, while Russian officials reported a civilian death in Voronezh from a Ukrainian drone.