Overview
- Ukrainian officials said Russia used more than 450 drones and over 30 missiles in an overnight assault focused on energy infrastructure across the country.
- Ukraine’s Air Force reported downing or jamming 405 drones and several missiles, yet strikes triggered blackouts in at least nine regions and set apartments ablaze in the capital.
- Kyiv’s left bank lost electricity with water supply disruptions, and about 28,000 households in the surrounding region remained without power early Friday.
- A 7-year-old boy was killed in Zaporizhzhia and more than 20 people were injured nationwide, while energy firm DTEK reported its plants were hit for the third time this week.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said bad weather reduced air-defense effectiveness by 20–30% and urged partners to deliver more systems as repair crews worked to restore services.