Overview
- Russian missile and drone strikes hit at least 22 targets and killed 13 people while injuring about 90 across multiple regions, Ukrainian officials reported.
- The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 174 Shahed-type drones and five Banderol missiles, and used electronic warfare that caused some munitions to fail before impact.
- Strikes concentrated in Odesa Oblast cut power and water to parts of Odesa city and caused civilian injuries, while Kharkiv saw a high-rise hit that destroyed several floors and Kyiv Oblast reported civilian deaths in the village of Pukhivka.
- Kyiv is pressing international partners for specific systems and weapons—Patriot interceptors, SAMP/T, NASAMS, HAWK interceptors and F-16 fighters—arguing those deliveries would reduce civilian harm.
- The attacks are part of renewed, large-scale barrages since late July that are steadily straining Ukraine’s air-defence resources and raising concerns about continued damage from falling debris and exhausted stockpiles.