Overview

• Ukrainian officials reported one of the war’s largest energy‑focused barrages overnight, with 465 drones and 32 rockets launched, causing widespread power and water outages and killing a seven‑year‑old in Zaporizhzhia.
• Air defenses said they downed 405 drones and 15 missiles, yet critical sites were damaged and rolling restrictions were imposed as repair crews worked to stabilize the grid in multiple regions including Kyiv.
• Ukraine’s security services said a long‑range drone hit the Bashneft refinery in Ufa about 1,300–1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, sparking a fire in what they described as the third strike on the site in a month.
• Energy analysts cited by the Financial Times say Ukrainian attacks since August have knocked more than one million barrels per day of Russian refining capacity offline, and CNN reported Moscow has curbed fuel exports until year‑end.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned of retaliatory strikes on Russian power plants, while allies discuss stronger responses, with the Financial Times reporting NATO deliberations and the UK noting recent RAF patrols near Russia’s border.