- Ukrainian drones killed five people and injured two dozen others, including a 4-year-old boy, in Russia's border region of Belgorod, according to the regional administration.
- Russian missiles struck a high-rise apartment block in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district, killing two people and injuring 13, according to regional head Oleh Syniehubov.
- In Odesa, dozens of missiles and drones struck the city and surrounding region, injuring eight more people, according to local administration head Oleh Kiper.
- Russia's defense ministry claimed its overnight strikes hit drone warehouses in the Kharkiv region, as well as fuel depots and stores of other materiel at the port of Odesa, and that its forces shot down 153 Ukrainian drones during the night.
- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has lobbied other countries, especially the U.S., to send more Patriot systems made scarcer by the Iran war, arguing they are crucial for defending civilians.
- Failing that, Zelenskyy wants to make Patriot ammunition in Ukraine or get approval from Elon Musk to use his Starlink satellite communications system to guide strikes inside Russia that can hit its missile launchers.
- Kyiv has kept up long-range drone strikes against Russian energy infrastructure, as well as the country's largest online retailer, Wildberries, and other targets deep inside Russia, sparking a fuel crisis.
- In Russia's Belgorod region, Ukrainian drone strikes damaged 29 apartment blocks and five private houses, as well as administrative buildings and unspecified commercial facilities.
Overnight strikes between Russia and Ukraine have left seven civilians dead, with five fatalities reported in Belgorod and two in Kharkiv. In Belgorod, Ukrainian drone attacks injured 24 others, including a four-year-old boy, damaging 29 apartment blocks and five private houses.129
In Kharkiv, Russian missiles targeted a high-rise apartment block, resulting in two deaths and 13 injuries, according to regional head Oleh Syniehubov.
Odesa also faced assaults, with eight injuries reported after "dozens of missiles and drones" struck the city and surrounding areas, as stated by local administration head Oleh Kiper.3
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been advocating for more Patriot missile systems from the U.S. to defend civilians, citing a critical shortage of interceptors.6
In response, Kyiv has intensified drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure and the online retailer Wildberries, contributing to a fuel crisis.8
Russia's defense ministry claimed its strikes targeted drone warehouses in Kharkiv and military stores in Odesa, asserting that 153 Ukrainian drones were shot down during the night, including over Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.45
The ongoing conflict has seen large-scale missile strikes become routine, with both sides suffering civilian casualties and infrastructure damage.
“Ukrainian drones killed five in Belgorod, including a 4-year-old boy, and damaged 29 apartment blocks. Russia's defense ministry claimed shooting down 153 Ukrainian drones, while Zelenskyy lobbied for Patriot systems and sought Starlink approval for strikes inside Russia.”
