Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched 450 drones and 45 missiles overnight, striking residential areas and energy sites across multiple regions with casualties reported.
- Ukrainian forces reported a deep strike on Donetsk airport that they say destroyed about 1,000 Shahed/Geran drones, with the General Staff releasing video to support the claim.
- Kyiv claimed drone attacks hit Lukoil’s Volgograd refinery, which the regional governor described as one of Russia’s largest, with fires and disruption reported.
- Urban combat in Pokrovsk remains intense and fluid, with Russian units pushing into parts of the city and Ukrainian commanders insisting pathways in and out still exist despite heavy pressure.
- Moscow has stepped up interdiction of Ukrainian logistics, with reported strikes on energy infrastructure in Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia and rail closures for safety, while Russian territorial claims such as Uspenivka remain unverified.