Overview
- Ukraine’s Air Force said the Thursday assault involved 44 missiles and 659 drones, and air defenses destroyed or jammed 667 targets including 31 missiles and 636 drones.
- Local authorities reported at least 22 people killed and 131 injured nationwide as firefighters and rescue teams worked through the day.
- In Kyiv, officials counted four dead including a 12-year-old child and dozens wounded, while Odesa reported at least nine dead with damage to port, critical, and residential sites.
- In Dnipro, regional authorities said strikes set homes and garages on fire and left multiple people dead and dozens injured, and in Kharkiv drones ignited cars, damaged homes, and cut a gas pipeline.
- Ukraine said it hit Russian radar stations, ammunition and drone depots earlier in the week and reported 133 front-line clashes, and leaders renewed urgent calls for more air-defense missiles and systems.