Overview
- The nuclear watchdog said multiple key substations were hit and confirmed the Chernobyl site lost all external power during overnight attacks.
- Ukraine’s air force reported 18 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles including Zirkon, and 339 drones were launched, with defenses intercepting 27 missiles and 315 drones.
- Kyiv’s largest private energy operator DTEK said 335,000 customers initially lost power and 173,000 remained without service after partial restorations.
- Air-raid alerts and damage were reported across several regions, including Zaporizhia, Rivne, Odessa, Kharkiv, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky convened an urgent meeting as officials urged the IAEA Board to address Russia’s role, with initial casualty reports citing one dead and three injured.