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Russia Unleashes Massive Barrage on Ukraine Hitting Energy and Rail Infrastructure

Strikes damaged energy, port, rail infrastructure, triggering outages and service disruptions.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 653 drones and 51 missiles overnight, and reported downing or jamming 585 drones and 30 missiles.
  • Power assets were hit in at least eight regions as officials reported blackouts, port de-energization in Odesa, and production cutbacks at nuclear plants due to widespread military activity.
  • A railway hub in Fastiv near Kyiv was damaged with services curtailed, local authorities reported three injuries in the region, and officials said a 12-year-old boy was killed in Dnipropetrovsk.
  • Ukraine’s military reported strikes on Russia’s Temryuk seaport and the Syzran refinery, while Russian and media reports pointed to a drone-triggered fire at the Ryazan refinery and damage to a Grozny high-rise.
  • U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators planned a third day of talks in Florida as Poland scrambled jets during the barrage and the General Staff logged 184 daily clashes with the Pokrovsk sector the most intense.