Overview
- Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched nine Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 62 Shahed-type drones, with air defenses downing four missiles and 50 drones.
- Kyiv officials reported two people killed and at least 12 injured, with fires and damage to residential sites including a kindergarten and large warehouses.
- Authorities in the Dnipropetrovsk region said two people were killed and seven wounded, and apartment buildings and private homes were damaged.
- Regional tallies later put the daily nationwide toll at at least eight dead and 67 injured, and power outages affected roughly 25,000 people in the Kharkiv/Lozova area after energy facilities were hit.
- Russia said it targeted military‑industrial and energy facilities and claimed to have shot down 121 Ukrainian drones over its territory, as Zelensky cited roughly 770 ballistic and over 50 Kinzhal missiles fired at Ukraine this year and renewed calls for Patriot batteries.