Overview
- Russia’s defence ministry said its air defences intercepted about 660 Ukrainian drones in a large overnight wave late Friday into Saturday, with some follow-up tallies pushing the total toward 706 and Crimean authorities declaring a regional state of emergency for power and fuel damage.
- Ukraine confirmed it struck a key defence plant in Volgograd with domestically made FP‑5 ‘Flamingo’ missiles, causing fires and injuries at the Titan‑Barrikady site that regional officials said left workers wounded and at least one person dead during rescue operations.
- Ukrainian long‑range strikes also hit Russian energy targets, including a fire at the Slavyansk‑na‑Kubani refinery and an attack on the Vtorovo pumping station, incidents Moscow says caused civilian deaths and disrupted fuel supplies.
- Russian bombardment across multiple Ukrainian regions continued to kill and wound civilians, and President Zelenskyy said Russia launched roughly 1,400 attack drones, nearly 1,500 guided aerial bombs and 19 missiles over the past week.
- The scale of the exchanges is straining air‑defences, producing disputed interception counts and driving Kyiv to press allies for more air‑defence support as it pursues a 40‑day campaign to raise costs on Moscow.