Overview
- Regional officials said on Tuesday that Zaporizhzhia was hit by an unusually large wave of attacks, reporting 1,107 strikes in 24 hours that included 824 drones, 263 artillery strikes and multiple air and MLRS strikes.
- Ukrainian defense officials reported sustained frontline pressure with the heaviest ground fighting focused on the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors where troops repelled dozens of Russian assault attempts.
- The attacks have caused civilian casualties and damage across many regions, with local authorities reporting at least nine dead and about 69 injured nationwide and hundreds of damaged homes and infrastructure.
- Mykolaiv prosecutors opened pre-trial proceedings after an attack that damaged industrial and port facilities and injured civilians, and regional administrations are documenting strike types including guided aerial bombs, cruise missiles and strike UAVs.
- Ukrainian air defences and border units reported substantial successes, saying large numbers of drones were shot down and an 18-person Russian assault group was detected and eliminated near Artilne, Kharkiv region.