Overview
- Russia said its air defenses intercepted about 660 Ukrainian drones in a large overnight operation that targeted more than a dozen regions including occupied Crimea.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced and approved a 40‑day 'influence' deep‑strike campaign that Kyiv says will pressure Moscow by striking refineries, depots and defence industry sites.
- Ukrainian forces and the SBU reported strikes on Crimean military and logistics targets and said FP‑5 Flamingo missiles hit the Titan‑Barrikady plant in Volgograd, with Russian regional authorities confirming damage and roughly ten wounded.
- Russia continued mass drone and missile attacks across Ukraine that caused civilian deaths and injuries in Nikopol, Sumy, Izium and other communities while Ukraine said its air defences shot down 113 of 129 Russian drones in one overnight assault.
- Crimea’s Moscow‑installed authorities declared a regional state of emergency after strikes damaged power, water and fuel infrastructure, producing blackouts, halted fuel sales and wider supply shortages on the peninsula.