Overview
- The overnight strikes on Saturday killed three people in Pukhivka, a village east of Kyiv, including a three‑year‑old boy, and wounded several others after a mix of drones and ballistic missiles hit civilian areas.
- During a visit to Belgrade, President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed calls for tougher sanctions to block the flow of parts used in Russian ballistic missiles and urged immediate delivery of Patriot and other interceptor missiles to Ukraine.
- Ukrainian officials warned recent strikes have severely damaged thermal power plants and left the country with almost no intact thermal capacity as it prepares for the coming heating season.
- The U.S. Senate voted 86–11 for a bill to penalize countries that buy Russian oil and gas, a move that lawmakers say aims to tighten pressure on Moscow even as allies debate the speed and terms for sending defensive hardware.
- Analysts and officials say both sides have stepped up long‑range strikes, increasing civilian harm and testing Ukraine’s air defences, and the coming weeks will show whether new sanctions and faster delivery of interceptors change the threat to cities and energy systems.