Overview
- Ukraine’s energy ministry says electricity has been restored citywide in Kyiv, with the capital shifting from emergency blackouts to planned schedules and about 60,000 customers in the region still offline.
- Dnipropetrovsk region remains hard hit after new attacks on energy sites, with 53,000 subscribers without power by evening as crews continue round-the-clock repairs.
- The General Staff reported 139 combat engagements today, with the heaviest fighting on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole axes, and detailed extensive Russian drone and artillery use.
- Ukraine confirmed overnight strikes on a Volgograd-region oil depot supplying Russian forces and reported hits on multiple command and drone facilities in occupied areas.
- Kyiv’s UN push follows Russia’s confirmed use of an 'Oreshnik' ballistic missile launched from Kapustin Yar, a move analysts at ISW assess as signaling to deter Western deployments, while Moscow’s claim of retaliation for an alleged attack on Putin’s residence is disputed; Dmitry Medvedev escalated rhetoric with threats toward EU states and a video of the strike.