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Russia Launches Massive Drone and Missile Barrage on Ukraine as Kyiv Strikes Ilsky Refinery

Kyiv says the overnight assault targeted critical infrastructure, triggering widespread outages and urgent repairs.

Overview

  • - Ukraine’s Air Force reported intercepting or suppressing 25 missiles and 367 drones out of nearly 400 launched, while four ballistic missiles and 18 drones struck 13 locations.
  • - Power cuts were recorded in at least five oblasts with heating and water disruptions reported in Odesa and heating issues in Sumy, as Ukrenergo and DTEK warned repairs will take time.
  • - Three energy workers were killed by a Russian FPV drone near the Sloviansk power plant, and local authorities reported additional civilian injuries across Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and other regions.
  • - Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed a successful strike that set the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai on fire, with regional airports temporarily suspending operations during the drone attacks.
  • - Ukrainian Special Operations Forces reported hits on an Iskander missile storage site in occupied Crimea and a Rubikon drone control point in Zaporizhzhia, as the barrage preceded talks scheduled in Geneva.