Overview
- Ukraine’s largest long‑range drone operation into the Moscow region over the weekend killed three people, hit an oil refinery and a microelectronics plant, and forced flight delays and diversions at major airports.
- Following Monday’s overnight barrage, Zelenskyy said Russia launched 524 attack drones and 22 missiles across eight Ukrainian regions, injuring dozens and striking a Chinese‑owned cargo ship off Odesa without reported fatalities.
- Russia on Tuesday began three days of nationwide exercises for its nuclear forces, which the defense ministry framed as preparation in the event of a grave threat.
- Both sides reported extreme drone activity, with Russia claiming hundreds to more than a thousand Ukrainian drones downed in short periods and, late Monday into Tuesday, reporting 315 interceptions and a fire at an industrial site in Yaroslavl.
- The exchanges are hitting energy, port and industrial sites, with fresh damage reported at Izmail’s Danube port and at Russian oil infrastructure, raising risks for trade, civilian safety and partners drawn in by incidents like the strike on a Chinese vessel.