Overview

• Kyiv officials reported at least 21 dead and more than 60 wounded after overnight drone and missile strikes that hit every district of the city.
• Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 598 drones and 31 missiles and reported downing 563 drones and 26 missiles as 13 locations took direct hits.
• A five‑story residential block in the Darnytskyi district was destroyed in one of the war’s largest assaults on the capital, with rare strikes reaching the city center.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky called for new, tougher sanctions, the EU signaled further measures and work on using frozen Russian assets, and Ukraine requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting.
• The Kremlin said it targeted military or military‑adjacent sites and professed interest in talks as the attack followed President Trump’s Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin, drawing condemnation from Washington and European leaders.