Overview
- Aerial waves of hundreds of drones struck over 17 Russian regions on Sunday, with Moscow saying more than 800 devices were detected and many intercepted.
- Russian officials reported civilian deaths and damage, including a fire at a Wildberries warehouse near Moscow and fatalities in Rostov, Belgorod and the Moscow region.
- Ukraine said the operation targeted military‑industrial and logistics sites inside Russia, including a plant that makes solid rocket fuel, as part of a campaign to disrupt war sustainment.
- Moscow responded with missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities and industry, with attacks damaging the ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steel plant and causing further casualties in Ukraine.
- The campaign spilled toward NATO airspace when a Spanish F‑18 on NATO duty shot down a drone over Romania, and Russia publicly threatened the UK over reported British‑made drones, raising diplomatic and escalation risks.