Overview
- Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire, which took effect at 00:00 Wednesday, was hit by Russian barrages that included 108 attack drones and several missiles, according to the Air Force and the foreign minister.
- The General Staff reported 157 clashes over the past day, with the heaviest assaults in the Pokrovsk sector and sustained pressure near Huliaipil and other eastern axes.
- Following Tuesday’s deadly strikes in Zaporizhzhia and Kramatorsk, officials reported fresh injuries in Kharkiv, new blackouts in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv, and a DTEK repair vehicle damaged by a drone in Dnipropetrovsk region.
- Russia reported drone incidents over the Moscow region, Tver and Perm, while Ukraine said its drone forces struck a Russian UAV training center in occupied Luhansk.
- The UN urged both sides to observe declared pauses and moved aid convoys to hard‑to‑reach towns, as Russia’s foreign ministry warned embassies to leave Kyiv and President Zelensky pledged “mirror” long‑range measures.