Overview

• Russia unleashed 728 drones, 13 guided missiles and Kinzhal hypersonic strikes overnight in its most intense aerial offensive to date.
• Ukraine’s integrated air defenses destroyed 718 of the incoming drones and seven of the missiles, Kyiv’s air force reported.
• Ukrainian drone raids in Russia’s Kursk region killed three people, including a National Guard officer, and injured others at a beach and in Rylsk hospital.
• Polish and allied warplanes were deployed into Polish airspace under Warsaw’s Armed Forces Command orders as a defensive measure.
• The exchanges underline the escalating air war and widening geography of the Russia-Ukraine conflict with growing regional security risks.