Overview

• Ukrainian air defenses reported downing 478 of 549 airborne threats launched overnight, including 439 strike drones and multiple cruise and ballistic missiles, with Lviv named the primary target area.
• Authorities confirmed civilian casualties and destruction, including four killed in Lviv region and one in Zaporizhzhia, damage to energy and industrial sites, and more than 110,000 customers left without power in several regions.
• Emergency services said 10 of 13 fires at strike sites were put out and over a thousand responders, including police and rescue teams, are documenting damage and assisting residents.
• The General Staff logged 231 ground engagements over the past day, with Ukrainian forces repelling 57 assaults on the Pokrovsk axis and 42 on Novopavlivsk, as heavy fighting persists across multiple sectors.
• International responses included condemnation from the OSCE’s Finnish chair and Lithuanian officials, Polish fighters on heightened patrols, and a brief shutdown at Vilnius Airport over aerial objects, while Russia claimed it targeted military‑industrial and energy facilities, a claim Ukraine disputes.