Overview
- Authorities confirmed late Thursday that an overnight mass strike on Kyiv killed up to 20 people, wounded dozens and damaged more than 30 sites across all districts while rescue teams searched for people under rubble.
- Zaporizhzhia regional head Ivan Fedorov reported roughly 903 attacks on 48 settlements with hundreds of drones, airstrikes, MLRS and artillery rounds that caused deaths, injuries and left over 60,000 customers without power.
- Sumy police said 106 strikes hit populated areas in 24 hours, injuring 21 people after guided aerial bombs and mortars struck homes and civilian facilities.
- Regional and military reports describe a mix of weapons used in the assaults, including guided aerial bombs, ballistic missiles, multiple‑launch rocket systems, heavy artillery and large numbers of FPV and strike drones that aimed to saturate defenses.
- The Russian Ministry of Defence said it targeted military and energy infrastructure and denied deliberate civilian hits, while Ukrainian investigators have opened Article 438 war‑crime cases and emergency crews continue damage assessments and power restorations.