Russia launches overnight strikes on Ukraine with drones and missile as Moscow vows energy retaliation
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Russia launched a fresh wave of overnight strikes on Ukraine, deploying a Kh-59 guided missile and 121 drones, most of them jet-powered Shahed models, according to Ukraine’s Air Force. Authorities said 96 drones were downed or suppressed, while the missile failed to reach its target. Strikes were recorded at 11 locations, with debris falling at eight additional sites .
The attacks came as Russia’s Defense Ministry announced plans for “massive strikes” on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, framing the move as retaliation for Kyiv’s drone campaign targeting Russian warehouses and oil and gas facilities. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called it an “appropriate response” to Ukraine’s “path of escalation,” adding that Moscow had been “fairly systematic” in attacking Kyiv’s military infrastructure .
In Zaporizhzhia, a Russian FPV drone struck a multi-story apartment building, injuring two people, including a teenager, according to Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration . Russian forces carried out 923 strikes on 51 settlements in the region over the past 24 hours, killing two and injuring three .
Ukraine’s General Staff reported updated Russian losses, including 1,600 soldiers killed or wounded in the past day, as well as 12,316 tanks, 25,255 armored combat vehicles, and 48,883 artillery systems destroyed since the start of the war . Ukrainian forces also claimed to have struck or destroyed 1,918 enemy targets in the past 24 hours, including 377 personnel, 41 drone launch sites, and 323 unmanned aerial vehicles .
In Belgorod, near the Russian border with Ukraine, a missile attack killed two people and injured 16, according to acting governor Alexander Shuvayev. The strike followed Ukraine’s hit on a commercial facility, which set ablaze seven warehouses in the city .
Ukraine’s new Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara said he would outline a “clear vision” for Kyiv’s partners on how the country plans to fight Russia, as the government seeks to bring forward part of a €45 billion European Union loan to cover a $27 billion military budget deficit. Khmara, a former special-forces commander, pledged to be receptive to front-line troops and commanders, stating, “It is the soldiers on the ground who best see what needs to change” .
Meanwhile, CIA Director John Ratcliffe reportedly proposed a trilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and former U.S. President Donald Trump during a visit to Moscow, according to sources cited by Axios .
A fire raged in Kyiv following a Russian drone strike, according to GeoPWatch . Air raid alerts were also reported in the capital .
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