Overview
- Ukrainian officials reported multiple groups of combat drones and at least one missile heading toward Kyiv, with pro‑army channels saying two cruise missiles were shot down.
- Residents sheltered in underground passages and the metro as air defenses engaged over the city and debris was seen near Independence Square.
- Kharkiv was also hit in the morning by Russian drones, with at least three people injured, according to the city’s mayor.
- Regional authorities said three civilians were killed in separate Russian strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
- A Telegram channel reported a Ukrainian drone strike ignited a fire at a Labinsk oil depot in Russia, and Moscow’s mayor claimed roughly 250 Ukrainian drones were downed near the capital over the past 48 hours.