Overview

• Russian forces unleashed over 500 drones, cruise, hypersonic and ballistic missiles in their largest overnight air assault since 2022
• Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 475 of 537 incoming targets using F-16s, surface-to-air missiles and electronic warfare systems
• Lieutenant Colonel Maksym Ustymenko shot down seven enemy targets before steering his damaged F-16 away from civilians and perishing in the crash
• At least six civilians, including a child, were wounded and homes, industrial sites and infrastructure suffered damage across six regions
• Heavy ground fighting continues around Kostiantynivka in Donetsk as Russia also claims seizure of Chervona Zirka near the Dnipropetrovsk border