Overview

• Russia’s Defense Ministry said it carried out a mass overnight strike using long‑range weapons and Kinzhal hypersonic missiles against energy facilities supporting Ukraine’s defense industry, claiming all designated targets were hit.
• Ukraine’s national air‑raid system showed alerts across the country as explosions were reported in Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Kremenchuk.
• Kyiv’s mayor reported fires in residential buildings, at least 12 injured, and significant power and water outages on the city’s left bank.
• Zaporizhzhia officials said a seven‑year‑old was killed and four people were injured, with damage to apartment blocks and gas infrastructure and a temporary closure of the DniproHES roadway.
• Russia published video of Geran‑2 drone strikes and reported hits on troop and UAV nodes in Kharkiv region, the destruction of a Ukrainian drone crew near Volchansk, and strikes on repair sites in Chernihiv, while pro‑Russian sources reported a Kupyansk encirclement that has not been independently verified.