Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a Friday address, said Ukraine will add radars, electronic‑warfare teams and extra crews to shield Dnipro and Odesa after air defenses downed 388 of roughly 400 Russian attack drones the same day.
- Russian strikes injured civilians and wrecked infrastructure across several regions on Friday, with one person killed and at least 18 hurt in the Dnipro area, apartment fires and five injuries reported in Odesa, and rail and power sites hit in Kharkiv.
- Fighting stayed intense along the eastern and southern fronts on Friday as the General Staff logged 114 engagements, including 24 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk sector and 14 on the Huliaipole axis.
- Ukraine’s military reported hitting targets inside Russia this week, including a fire‑triggering strike on the Orsk oil refinery and damage to helicopters near Voronezh, claims not independently verified by other sources.
- Kyiv widened its pressure campaign as the SBU charged Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuriy Trutnev in absentia over arming units, and sanctions envoy Vladyslav Vlasuk said 2025‑made Western parts were found in downed Russian drones, urging tighter export controls.