Overview
- Ukraine said Russia launched a massive overnight missile and drone assault on Kyiv and other cities, with officials reporting roughly 258 attack drones and two Oniks cruise missiles were used in the strike.
- Ukrainian air defenses reported shooting down nearly 90 percent of the incoming drones and intercepted several ballistic missiles and one Oniks, though the barrage damaged homes, schools, hospitals, ports and grain facilities and caused civilian deaths and injuries.
- London and Paris recently agreed to share classified technical data for the Storm Shadow/SCALP missile so Ukraine can build domestic versions, a step that prompted Moscow to warn it could target British military sites in response.
- Kyiv is urgently pressing allies for more Patriot interceptors and additional ballistic missile‑defence packages because Western interceptor stocks are limited and current air defenses are strained by high volumes of missiles and fast jet‑powered drones.
- The exchange of deep strikes — Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and logistics and Russian missile barrages on Ukrainian infrastructure — is widening civilian harm, straining international arms stocks and raising risks of broader diplomatic escalation.