Russia Strikes Ukraine With Kinzhal Missiles as Cross-Border Drone War Intensifies

Overview

• Russia said it launched a mass overnight Kinzhal strike on Ukrainian military and energy facilities, describing it as retaliation for attacks on civilians.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky reported a dozen civilian sites hit in Ukraine and power outages across seven regions following the strikes.
• Authorities in Russia's Saratov region said two people were killed when a Ukrainian drone hit a residential building.
• Earlier this week, Russia reported shooting down 287 Ukrainian drones in one night, including 32 heading for Moscow, and temporarily halted flights at capital-area airports.
• An SBU official told Reuters that Ukrainian drones hit Lukoil’s Filanovsky platform in the Caspian Sea, suspending extraction at more than 20 wells, with the launch point not identified.