Overview
- A massive Russian missile-and-drone barrage on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities killed at least 30 people and wounded many more, according to Ukrainian emergency services.
- Ukraine responded with large drone attacks on Saint Petersburg that struck a petroleum terminal and, Kyiv says, the Kronstadt naval area while Russian authorities reported no casualties.
- Moscow announced it had captured the strategic eastern town of Kostiantynivka, a claim Kyiv and the Ukrainian General Staff deny and describe as disinformation.
- Ukrainian air-defence units and emergency services say they intercepted hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles during the exchanges, while both sides report repeated strikes on energy and military infrastructure.
- Diplomatic moves have accelerated: Putin told President Trump Russia will take the Donbas and Zelenski plans to press Trump for U.S.-mediated talks and more air-defence support at next week’s NATO summit as allies discuss further aid and sanctions.