Overview
- Ukraine said a massive Russian missile and drone assault struck Kyiv overnight on Saturday, with officials reporting about 35 missiles and nearly 190 drones and at least nine people killed and dozens wounded.
- Kyiv has stepped up deep strikes inside Russia, reporting hits on oil refineries in Ufa and Bashkortostan, attacks on radar and air‑defence sites in Krasnodar and Engels, and the sinking of the sanctioned container ship Yanina in the Black Sea.
- Ukrainian air defences reported high intercept rates for many drone attacks — for example shooting down 109 of 133 drones in one wave — but leaders say they have exhausted Patriot interceptor missiles needed to stop ballistic threats.
- Both sides report civilian deaths and wide infrastructure damage: Kyiv says roughly 1,500 facilities were hit in a week and Russian regions report casualties and burning warehouses including sites owned by online retailer Wildberries.
- The exchange risks further degrading air‑defence stocks, disrupting fuel and retail supply chains inside Russia, and increasing diplomatic pressure on Western states to speed weapons transfers and expand sanctions targeting Russia’s weapons supply chain.