Overview

• Ukraine’s Air Force reported shooting down 552 Shahed‑type drones, 29 Kh‑101 cruise missiles and two Iskander‑M/KN‑23 ballistic missiles, with F‑16s contributing to intercepts.
• Attacks hit multiple regions, including a direct strike on a residential building in Dnipro with cluster munitions, leaving at least three dead and scores injured, as Kyiv reported public transit payment disruptions.
• The General Staff logged 165 combat engagements over the last day, with the heaviest fighting on the Pokrovsk axis (50 assault attempts blocked) and Novopavlivsk axis (33 attacks), alongside clashes on Lyman, Toretsk and other fronts.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has proposed large‑scale drone and weapons procurement agreements to the United States, while officials urged faster deliveries of air‑defense systems; Lithuania’s foreign minister called on allies to step up and noted a Lithuanian commitment to procure Patriot systems for Ukraine.
• Ukraine’s Security Service reported arresting four alleged FSB agents in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions accused of collecting targeting data on defense sites for Russian strikes.