Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff said fighting reached 212 engagements, with the heaviest attacks on the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors.
- A Russian strike on Dnipro killed five people and injured many others, while Sumy and Kharkiv regions also reported civilian casualties and damage.
- Germany announced hundreds of Patriot guided missiles, additional IRIS-T launchers, and €300 million to fund long-range Ukrainian drones through joint efforts.
- Ukraine reported intercepting nearly 80% of cruise missiles and about 90% of drones, as its forces struck a Russian S-400 radar and several depots in occupied areas and inside Russia.
- Kyiv asked the UN Security Council to convene over the surge in attacks and is preparing talks with European partners on a joint air-defense system and expanded drone cooperation.