Overview

• Ukrainian officials reported at least three deaths in Kyiv, including a child, and dozens injured as swarms of drones and cruise missiles struck multiple cities; Ukraine’s air force said 805 drones and 13 rockets were launched nationwide.
• The Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv was damaged and caught fire, with authorities saying it is unclear whether a direct hit or falling debris sparked the blaze as crews worked to extinguish it.
• Explosions and damage were reported in Odessa, Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kremenchuk and Sumy, with local authorities citing additional casualties that could not be independently verified.
• Poland’s Operational Command said Polish and allied aircraft were operating in its airspace and ground air defenses were at top readiness after the strikes on western Ukraine.
• Diplomatic tensions deepened as Volodymyr Zelensky rejected Moscow as a meeting site and invited Vladimir Putin to Kyiv, while Putin insisted on Moscow and warned Western troops would be legitimate targets; an ICC warrant for Putin further complicates potential venues, and Ukraine also reported two Danish deminers were killed near Chernihiv, with Russia releasing video it says shows the attack.