Russia, Ukraine exchange overnight strikes that kill seven, injure many
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- Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes that killed seven civilians and wounded dozens on both sides, per local authorities
- Russian missiles struck a high-rise in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district, killing 2 and injuring 13, while "dozens of missiles and drones" hit Odesa, injuring 8 more
- Ukrainian drones killed 5 and injured 24 (including a 4-year-old boy) in Russia's Belgorod region, damaged 29 apartment blocks, and left debris on Novorossiysk—a fuel terminal linking Kazakhstan's oil fields to global markets
- Russia's defence ministry claimed its strikes hit Ukrainian drone warehouses and fuel depots, and said it shot down 153 Ukrainian drones overnight
- A drone landed in Moldova's Stefan Voda district near the Ukrainian border, while Bulgaria summoned Ukraine's ambassador after a drone crossed into its airspace and exploded near an international gas pipeline
- Zelensky has lobbied the U.S. for more Patriot systems made scarcer by the Iran war; he wants to manufacture Patriot ammunition domestically or use Elon Musk's Starlink to guide strikes on Russian launchers
Why it matters: The cross-border drone incidents risk widening the conflict diplomatically—Bulgaria summoned Ukraine's ambassador over a drone near an international gas pipeline, and Moldova recorded another airspace violation. Meanwhile, Russia's continued exploitation of Ukraine's Patriot interceptor shortage, worsened by the Iran war, is enabling near-routine missile campaigns against Ukrainian cities.
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