Overview
- Russia launched a large missile and drone assault on Kyiv and its region on Thursday that killed at least 17 people, wounded dozens and struck storage and transport hubs.
- Ukraine responded with waves of long‑range drones between Thursday and Saturday that hit refineries including Slavneft‑YANOS and Bashneft‑Novoil and damaged multiple Wildberries logistics centers across Russia.
- Moscow reported intercepting hundreds of drones in the operations, citing as many as 605 neutralized in one night while independent videos and regional officials confirmed several refinery fires and local injuries.
- The attacks have caused civilian deaths, destroyed homes and strained fuel supplies, and Kyiv is pressing partners for more ballistic interceptors such as Patriot/PAC‑3 systems to blunt future strikes.
- The fighting has prompted Russian military reshuffles, creation of a rear‑defense service and corruption probes in drone procurement while Western governments have condemned attacks on civilians and weighed new sanctions or support.