Overview

• Russian forces launched 400 Shahed-type drones and one Iskander ballistic missile overnight, striking Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Vinnytsia.
• Ukraine’s air defense shot down 198 drones and jammed 145 decoy drones using missile batteries and electronic warfare units.
• The assault caused at least two civilian deaths near Kupiansk, dozens of injuries and widespread power outages in key regions.
• Russia’s Defence Ministry reported destroying 55 Ukrainian drones over five Russian regions and the Black Sea in reciprocal strikes.
• The strikes come days after President Trump set a 50-day deadline for a peace deal with Russia and test international efforts to curb the conflict.