Overview
- Ukraine’s military confirmed a direct hit on the Tamanneftegaz terminal in Volna, with Krasnodar authorities reporting three dead and eight injured as fires engulfed four oil tanks.
- DTEK reported that power to critical services in Kyiv has been restored, yet the system remains in deep emergency mode and roughly 3,000 high‑rise buildings were still without heating on Thursday.
- Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injured at least 11 people in Kryvyi Rih, while a separate drone hit a Dnipro apartment block, wounding 14 and leaving three residents unaccounted for.
- In Novaya Adygeya, 11 civilians were injured during overnight air‑defense activity that officials attributed to a Ukrainian drone, though independent analysis indicated debris consistent with a misfired interceptor.
- NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte pressed allies to provide more interceptors for Ukraine as U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff prepared to travel to Moscow to discuss proposals for ending the fighting.