Overview
- Ukraine launched a massive drone assault over the weekend that Russian officials said sent roughly 600–822 drones toward Moscow and other regions, triggering fires at logistics hubs and at least six reported deaths in Russia.
- Russia's Defence Ministry reported destroying 822 Ukrainian drones overnight while Moscow and regional authorities described large numbers of interceptions and debris falls in multiple regions.
- NATO fighter jets shot down intruding drones over Latvia and Romania, an alliance spokesperson confirmed, and NATO has opened a formal investigation into the Latvia incident.
- Ukraine's air defences said they neutralised dozens of Russian drones and three Kh‑59/69 guided missiles during the same period, while Kyiv warned of thinning interceptor stocks and renewed appeals for allied munitions support.
- The exchanges have produced civilian casualties and infrastructure damage on both sides and have raised allied concern that continued mass drone and missile attacks could deepen air‑defence depletion and risk wider escalation along NATO's eastern flank.