Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses in the past 24 hours downed 207 fixed-wing drones, 11 guided aerial bombs and two HIMARS rockets, with additional intercepts reported through the evening over Crimea, Belgorod, Rostov, Volgograd, Bryansk, Krasnodar and the Azov and Black Sea areas.
- Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed a strike on Taganrog’s Atlant Aero plant, which it says produces combat drones and components, and regional authorities reported one civilian woman killed and damage to enterprises, homes and vehicles.
- Air-raid alerts were issued in seven Ukrainian regions, including Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk, with local outlets reporting explosions in cities such as Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih.
- Regional officials in Russia announced hazard warnings, including rocket danger in Belgorod and drone alerts in Rostov and the Russian‑controlled Kherson region.
- Russian authorities reiterated that recent mass strikes included the use of the hypersonic Oreshnik system and claimed the Lviv aviation repair plant was put out of service, while foreign outlets highlighted the system’s strategic implications and assessed Ukraine’s position as increasingly strained.