Overview

• Russia unleashed a record 728 attack drones and 13 missiles overnight, overwhelming Kyiv’s defenses and igniting fires across multiple districts.
• At least two civilians were killed in Kyiv and more than a dozen were wounded by falling debris during the heaviest assault in recent days.
• The U.S. administration reversed a Pentagon pause and dispatched 155 mm artillery shells along with GMLRS rockets to support Ukraine’s air-defense network.
• President Zelenskyy and U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg joined international leaders in Rome to mobilize roughly €500 billion for reconstruction and military support.
• Zelenskyy urged allies to impose tougher secondary sanctions on Russian oil imports and to supply additional Patriot missile batteries to counter ongoing drone raids.