Overnight Russian drones kept striking Kyiv region, extending the attack that had killed a mother and children the previous evening. Officials reported fires in four districts, burning warehouses and enterprise buildings, and repeated alerts in Kyiv itself.
Editors then pivoted to Ukraine's retaliation on Moscow and the region during local elections. Russian sources reported more than 150 drones, fires at a warehouse complex and the capital's largest refinery, with deaths. By morning Zelensky confirmed the first combat use of the Pelican ballistic missile alongside Flamingo weapons, and the General Staff claimed three refinery installations 15 km from the Kremlin hit, plus Buk-M3 and Nebo-U systems.
On the front, the General Staff counted 234 clashes around Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk, while the Third Corps announced the liberation of Shandryholove and Derylove near Lyman under Operation Vivaldi. The evening closed with Zelensky's call with Trump and agreement to meet in New York.
