Overview
- In Kyiv, overnight missile and drone strikes killed at least two people, ignited residential fires and damaged buildings across multiple districts, officials said.
- The Chernihiv region suffered a widespread blackout and water disruptions after energy sites were hit; repair crews were initially kept away by circling drones before partial power was restored.
- A daytime swarm of about 20 attack drones struck Novhorod-Siverskyi in Chernihiv Oblast, killing four civilians and injuring at least seven, local authorities reported.
- Additional strikes injured nine people in the city of Sumy as Russia intensifies repeated attacks on energy facilities in northern Ukraine.
- Ukraine urged partners for more air defenses and energy equipment, claimed an unverified Storm Shadow strike on a Bryansk chemical plant, and the White House said there are no immediate plans for a Trump–Putin summit.