Overview

• Ukraine reported roughly 600 inbound weapons as the air force tallied 595 drones and 48 missiles, including ballistic and cruise types, with most intercepted.
• Kyiv authorities confirmed at least four dead, including a 12-year-old girl, and dozens injured, with residential blocks and the city’s Institute of Cardiology among damaged sites.
• Poland deployed fighter jets and activated air defenses, and NATO leaders moved to reinforce surveillance over the Baltic region following recent drone and airspace incidents in Europe.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry said the strikes targeted military‑industrial facilities and claimed control of Derilove and Maiske in Donetsk and Stepove in Dnipropetrovsk, assertions not independently verified.
• Zelensky said Ukraine has received a U.S.-made Patriot air-defense system from Israel and expects two more from Germany, as Russia’s Sergei Lavrov denied plans to attack NATO states while warning of a decisive response to any aggression.