Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched nearly 500 strike drones and more than 40 missiles, including Kinzhal, in an assault lasting over 12 hours that hit multiple regions.
• Ukraine’s Air Forces reported 643 aerial threats tracked and 611 neutralized or suppressed, with launches including 593 drones, 38 Kh-101 and eight Kalibr missiles, with Kyiv the primary focus.
• Officials confirmed four deaths in the capital, including a 12-year-old, and at least 14 injured as debris and strikes damaged a five‑story residential building, the Institute of Cardiology and sites across seven districts.
• The Interior Ministry reported about 70 people injured nationwide and damage to over 100 civilian objects, with additional fires and destruction recorded in Kyiv region, Zaporizhzhia and Sumy.
• Ground combat remained intense with 173 clashes in the past day, as Ukrainian forces reported stopping 59 assault attempts in the Pokrovsk sector and continued fighting on several other fronts.