Overview
- Ukrainian officials reported a combined strike late Wednesday into early Thursday that sent national air-raid alerts and set off explosions across multiple Kyiv districts.
- Kyiv’s mayor said a residential block in the Darnytskyi district partially collapsed, leaving at least one person dead and dozens injured as rescue crews searched for people trapped under debris.
- Ukraine’s air force said Russia used several hundred attack drones and dozens of missiles, including cruise and ballistic types, and claimed most were shot down by air defenses.
- Slovakia closed all crossings on its border with Ukraine for security reasons following heavy bombardment near the nearby city of Uzhhorod.
- A regional task force in Russia’s Krasnodar area, cited by TASS, blamed a plant fire on Ukrainian drones, while Ukraine’s ombudsman said Moscow slowed a planned 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange after Kyiv submitted names.