Overview
- Ukrainian forces launched a drone attack on Saint Petersburg late Saturday that hit a crude oil terminal and, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, also struck the Kronstadt naval base.
- Russian authorities reported shooting down large numbers of drones during the raids but offered differing tallies; regional governors and the Defence Ministry described dozens to several hundred interceptions while also reporting limited damage and no confirmed civilian casualties in the city.
- Moscow says its troops captured the strategic city of Kostiantinivka in Donetsk but Kyiv and its military spokesmen deny that claim and say Ukrainian forces continue to hold positions there.
- President Vladimir Putin warned that continued Ukrainian strikes on Russian civilian infrastructure would force Moscow to create a larger security or containment zone inside Ukraine, a step that would widen the conflict footprint on the ground.
- Diplomatic pressure is rising as President Donald Trump spoke separately with Putin and Zelensky and European NATO members and Canada prepare a multi‑year military aid package to Ukraine, while attacks on Russian refineries have already worsened fuel shortages with wider regional effects.