Overview
- Ukraine reports Russia launched 458 drones and 45 missiles, with air defenses destroying more than 400 drones and several missiles.
- Power, water and heating were disrupted across multiple regions; Ukrenergo announced 8–16 hour rolling cuts as repairs proceed and Centerenergo reported thermal generation at zero.
- Officials confirmed at least four civilian deaths in Dnipro and Kharkiv, with regional tallies still being consolidated.
- Kyiv alleges deliberate strikes on substations supplying the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear plants and is seeking an IAEA Board of Governors meeting.
- Ground combat around Pokrovsk remains severe with Russian claims of advances, and Ukraine says its drones hit Russian energy sites, leaving more than 20,000 without power in border regions.