Overview
- Ukraine’s air force reported Russia launched 537 strike drones and 45 missiles overnight and said defenders neutralized 510 drones and 38 missiles.
- Authorities said at least one person was killed and roughly two dozen were injured, with extensive damage in Zaporizhzhia and strikes recorded across 14 regions.
- Poland’s military said on‑duty fighter pairs were scrambled and air‑defense and radar units went to maximum alert as allied aviation operated in Polish airspace.
- Ukraine said its drones hit Russia’s Krasnodar and Syzran refineries, igniting fires, and a Ukrainian brigade reported destroying two bridges in Russia’s Belgorod region by detonating hidden mines.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky called for stronger sanctions and more air‑defense support, as NATO countries signaled added assistance, including a U.S.-approved Patriot sale to Denmark that Copenhagen intends to pass on to Ukraine.