Overview
- Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire, which began early Wednesday, was followed by overnight attacks that officials said used 108 attack drones, two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and one air‑launched Kh‑31 missile.
- The General Staff reported intense ground combat into Thursday, citing 157 clashes over the past day with the heaviest fighting on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipil axes and continued guided bomb, drone and artillery use.
- Local authorities confirmed fresh civilian losses from strikes on cities, including 12 dead and 37 injured in Zaporizhzhia, at least 6 dead and 13 injured in Kramatorsk, and four fatalities in Dnipro, with five more people hurt in Dnipropetrovsk region on Thursday.
- Ukraine’s grid operator said Russian attacks caused new power outages in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions and announced emergency repair work where conditions allow.
- International responses followed, with the UN urging compliance with declared ceasefires, Russia’s Foreign Ministry warning embassies to evacuate Kyiv ahead of a potential retaliatory strike, and President Zelensky pledging “mirror” action and pressing for tougher sanctions and support.