Ukraine's Air Force says none of 108 drones reached their targets, but debris injured two people in Mykolaiv. A separate strike on Kharkiv injured one more civilians.
Russians killed a woman, 74, in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and three more elderly Ukrainians in Sumy Oblast, including a 73-year-old man and his 72-year-old wife.
Beyond his contributions to Russia's air defense systems, Igor Ashurbeyli is linked to organizations which promote the "Russian World" ideology in the EU.
Amid preparations for the arrival of F-16 fighter jets, Ukraine continues to destroy Russian defenses, aiming to bolster its own capabilities against ongoing Russian aggression.
Ukraine strikes Russian air defenses, likely aiming to degrade capabilities to leverage airpower with anticipated F-16 fighter jet deliveries, as per the ISW.
Ukraine's military says it successfully targeted three batteries of Russian S-400 and S-300 air defense systems in northern and western Crimea. The results of the attacks are yet to be confrimed.
In a strategic shift backed by Western allies, Ukraine's cross-border strikes on Russian air defense systems have brought a rare respite to Kharkiv, offering its residents a two-day break from the relentless S-300 missile attacks that have terrorized the city for months.
Overnight, Russian missile strikes targeted a resort in Kharkiv Oblast, killing one civilian man and injuring two other civilians - a man and a woman. The resort buildings were damaged.
During a Russian overnight attack, Ukraine's air defense forces shot down all 25 Russo-Iranian Shahed explosive drones across Ukraine, yet two Russian missiles slipped through the defenses.
The proliferation of open-source data online is creating new challenges for militaries trying to conceal their assets, as researchers use public satellites to pinpoint the radar signatures of Russian S-300 air defense batteries.
So far, Germany remains the only country to respond to Ukraine's urgent request for additional Patriot systems amid intensified Russian aerial attacks. Other countries have failed to make similar pledges ahead of the upcoming Ramstein meeting, which is expected to address military aid coordination for Ukraine.
Ukrainian air defenses thwarted an overnight Russian drone attack, shooting down all 20 Shahed drones targeting various regions, per Ukraine's Air Force.
Last night, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and '"kamikaze" drones. Ukraine says it destroyed 13/19 drones, one of the missiles, and a Russian Su-34 bomber.