The day was dominated by a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Rostov-on-Don and the surrounding region. State-aligned outlets (TASS, RIA Novosti, NTV) led with the number of drones shot down (313) and the damage to residential buildings and a logistics center, while independent media (Meduza, The Moscow Times) focused on the targeting of Ozon and DNS warehouses and a shipyard. The attack occurred amid ongoing Russian strikes on Ukrainian logistics and ports, with TASS reporting on the destruction of a missile components warehouse near Kyiv. In the evening, reports emerged of a Russian ICBM test and a meeting between Putin and Lukashenko.