Overview

• Ukraine reports roughly 810 drones and 13 missiles were launched in the record attack, the largest since 2022.
• Kyiv’s Cabinet of Ministers complex was damaged for the first time, with four people killed and dozens wounded nationwide.
• Air defenses intercepted most projectiles, shooting down 747 drones and four missiles, though impacts were recorded at 33 locations.
• A thermal power facility in the Kyiv region was shelled in follow-on strikes, prompting localized blackouts, according to Ukraine’s Energy Ministry.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky called for tougher sanctions and more air defenses as President Donald Trump said he is ready for a “second phase” of penalties and indicated European leaders will visit the U.S. for talks.