Overview
- Ukrainian forces confirmed strikes on Russian oil and port infrastructure during the large overnight operation late on Friday, with President Volodymyr Selenskyj acknowledging an attack on an oil depot in Armawir and Kyiv reporting hits at Taganrog port.
- Russian regional authorities reported fires, injuries and several deaths linked to the strikes while the Russian Defence Ministry said its air defences shot down 127 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory and Crimea.
- Ukraine said Russia launched a major nocturnal wave of one ballistic missile, six cruise missiles and roughly 290 drones and that Ukrainian defences intercepted about 284 of those incoming systems.
- The IAEA has requested access to the turbine hall at the Russian‑held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after reports of a drone hole there, a claim Rosatom blamed on Ukraine and Kyiv denied, and NATO attributed a separate drone strike in Romania to Russia, raising fears of allied spillover.
- Analysts say the episode reflects a new drone phase: cheap, mass‑produced unmanned systems now let Kyiv strike deep logistical and revenue targets while forcing Russia to adapt with jamming, spoofing and large missile and drone waves that together risk further escalation and strain air‑defence resources.