- Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on multiple Ukrainian cities, including a daytime drone strike on Lviv, a Unesco World Heritage site, following an overnight assault that killed at least five people and injured 16.
- Ukraine's air defence shot down 25 missiles and 365 drones out of 392 drones and 34 missiles launched by Russia. Separately, Ukrainian forces repelled a renewed Russian offensive, inflicting over 6,000 casualties on Russian troops in four days.
- Russian strikes disconnected Moldova's key power link with Europe, and Poland scrambled fighter jets in response to the attacks near its border. The UK reaffirmed its support for Ukraine at the UN, while the EU postponed a proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that security guarantee discussions with the US require further work. Ukraine also accused Russia of providing intelligence to Iran, which Zelensky claims prolongs the Middle East conflict.
- Russia's FSB and other security forces in Moscow were placed on high alert due to intelligence suggesting potential Ukrainian sabotage attacks. Meanwhile, Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk resumed crude oil loadings after drone attacks damaged fuel reservoirs.
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