Overview
- Rescuers, who worked more than 28 hours, ended operations Friday with 24 confirmed dead, including three children, after a cruise missile collapsed part of a nine‑story apartment block in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district.
- Ukrainian officials said Russia launched more than 1,500 drones and dozens of missiles over two days, with defenses downing most but strikes still damaging about 180 sites, including over 50 apartment buildings plus energy and rail infrastructure.
- Initial analysis points to a Kh‑101 cruise missile made this quarter hitting the building, a finding Ukraine says shows Russia is still sourcing parts despite sanctions.
- Ukraine reported retaliatory long‑range drone strikes, while Russian authorities said four people, including a child, were killed in the city of Ryazan as drones hit residential buildings and an oil facility.
- Even as Kyiv declared a day of mourning, Ukraine and Russia completed a 205‑for‑205 prisoner exchange that officials described as the first stage of a larger swap plan.