Overview
- Russian officials said over 100 drones were intercepted overnight across multiple regions, later putting the tally at 146 and reporting additional shootdowns in the morning.
- Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported “serious damage” at the Luch thermal power plant that supplies part of the city’s heat, with no injuries confirmed.
- Temporary flight restrictions were introduced at Moscow’s Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports during the attacks, and local reports described explosions in several districts around the capital.
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported 158 combat engagements over the past day, with the heaviest fighting in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors and continued heavy Russian drone and artillery use.
- Ukraine’s Joint Forces said roughly 100–200 Russian troops remain blocked in Kupiansk with limited resupply by drones, while a separate SBU source said long‑range drones again struck Lukoil platforms in the Caspian Sea.