Overview

• Kyiv officials raised the death toll to 23, including four children, after one of the largest drone-and-missile attacks on the capital in months.
• Ukraine’s air force reported shooting down 563 of nearly 600 drones and 26 of 31 missiles, yet dozens of sites were hit and a five‑storey apartment block was destroyed.
• The EU delegation building and British Council offices in Kyiv were damaged, prompting formal diplomatic protests; no casualties were reported at those sites.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky called for new sanctions and firm security guarantees, while EU leaders condemned the strikes and discussed additional measures, including use of frozen Russian assets.
• The Kremlin said it targeted military and “military-adjacent” infrastructure and remained open to talks, as Ukraine reported hitting the Afipsky and Kuybyshevskyi oil refineries and prepared consultations with U.S. officials in New York.