Overview
- Russia’s defense ministry reported shooting down 249 drones over several regions and the Black and Azov seas during the night, calling the barrage one of the largest to date in the south.
- Regional officials said three people were killed and 10 injured in the Rostov region and six were injured in Krasnodar, with damage to apartment blocks, homes and facilities in Taganrog, Novorossiysk, Gelendzhik and other locations.
- Authorities in Moldova and Romania said drones again entered their airspace during the overnight assault, with Moldova reporting six incursions and Romania scrambling fighters to monitor multiple crossings.
- Ukraine reported casualties from Russian strikes the same night, with Kyiv’s city administration confirming at least six dead, dozens of injuries and damage to residential buildings and energy infrastructure.
- Politico reported that the U.S. peace proposal has been revised on territorial issues, as EU, U.S. and Ukrainian representatives discuss edits in Geneva and Finland’s president says the next few days will be critical for talks.