Editors opened with a massive overnight ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing one and injuring 15, with over half of 41 missiles hitting targets. By morning, Zelensky confirmed Ukrainian strikes on three oil depots in Stavropol Krai and three tankers, while commanders publicly backed Syrskyi amid protests. Midday, a Russian strike on Kharkiv suburbs killed three and injured 20. Afternoon coverage shifted to Zelensky's strategy talks with generals and a Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia that killed three and wounded 33. The evening was dominated by a Russian missile strike on a foreign grain ship in the Black Sea, killing six sailors, and ongoing protests in Kyiv over Fedorov's dismissal entering their fourth day.