Overview

• Russia launched nearly 600 drones and 31 missiles in an overnight strike on Kyiv, among the largest raids of the war.
• Ukrainian authorities reported at least 19 civilian deaths, including four children, and dozens of injuries.
• The EU delegation building and the British Council in Kyiv sustained severe damage, which EU leaders denounced as a deliberate attack.
• EU leaders vowed additional sanctions and formalized a protest by calling in the Russian representative in Brussels.
• The Kremlin denied striking civilian infrastructure, as European analyses questioned the effectiveness of 18 previous EU sanctions packages.