Overview
- Ukraine’s air force reported 521 air targets launched overnight, with defenses downing 38 missiles and 412 attack drones.
- Kyiv logged more than 1,100 apartment buildings without heating, while Vinnytsia lost power in 50 settlements and over 50,000 Odesa residents were temporarily cut off.
- Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said Darnytsia TPP, a heat-only plant serving Kyiv, suffered severe damage and will require a lengthy restoration.
- Authorities updated casualties to at least 12 injured across Kyiv, Sumy and Kharkiv regions, including two rescuers hit by repeat fire in Kharkiv oblast.
- The barrage coincided with planned Ukraine–US–Russia talks in Abu Dhabi as officials accused Moscow of breaking a short pause; ISW assessed the Kremlin likely used the lull to stockpile for a larger strike.