Overview

• At least 13 civilians were killed and about 57 wounded in overnight drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and several Ukrainian regions, with rescue crews still searching rubble in damaged residential blocks.
• Russian forces deployed 352 strike drones and 16 ballistic and cruise missiles, of which Ukrainian air defenses intercepted or jammed 339 drones and 15 missiles.
• Attacks inflicted heavy damage on Shevchenkivskyi district’s apartment buildings, a metro station entrance serving as a bomb shelter, hospitals, sports facilities and university campuses.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced Russia’s use of North Korean missiles and Iranian drones as a “coalition of murderers” and appealed for more Western military aid.
• Zelenskyy’s unannounced trip to the UK precedes his appearance at this week’s NATO summit in The Hague, where he plans to press allies for reinforced support.