Overview
- Estonian defence intelligence reported that Ukrainian forces have broadened long‑range strikes to hit at least nine Russian refineries and terminals, including a major strike on an Omsk plant that has paused production of aviation fuel.
- Ukraine's General Staff logged high‑intensity fighting with 261 combat engagements and said Russian forces carried out hundreds of air strikes, thousands of kamikaze drone attacks, and thousands of artillery strikes in the past day.
- Russian forces launched a nighttime ballistic missile attack on Kyiv that caused damage in multiple districts and wounded civilians, with the State Emergency Service reporting 10 injured and the Kyiv mayor reporting eight injured, including an 11‑year‑old boy.
- Estonian officials said Moscow has stepped up a coordinated information operation that includes false or exaggerated claims about the Baltic states and Finland to shift blame for the strikes and to sow fear in Western publics.
- Analysts warn the strikes on refineries and Crimea's power infrastructure could curb Russian air operations and worsen civilian hardship, and that the escalation may test Western cohesion over continued military support for Ukraine.