Editors led with the aftermath of the massive overnight Russian missile and drone attack that Zelensky had warned of the previous day. Throughout the night and morning, casualty figures climbed steadily across Kyiv and Dnipro, with multiple sources updating death tolls from 1 to 21 by afternoon. Air defenses intercepted 642 targets, but 30 ballistic missiles struck.
By morning, the focus narrowed to recovery efforts in Dnipro, where bodies of a child and a rescuer were pulled from rubble. Zelensky addressed allies, warning that Russia was preparing strikes on Ukrainian missile developers and that another massive attack could come that night.
In the afternoon, a secondary story emerged: Radio Svoboda reported that the Ministry of Defense had deceived students, sending them to assault units after promising rear duties. Meanwhile, Hungary signaled it would no longer block Ukraine's EU membership bid.