Daily brief
Overnight, Russian drones struck port infrastructure and a high-rise residential building in Odesa, as air assault operations expanded across multiple Ukrainian regions. Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy vowed retribution for the deadly bombardments, while Russia’s General Staff reported that Battlegroup West had advanced west in the Kharkov Region and that Russian forces now control 85% of Krasny Liman and over 50% of Shiykovka.
Zelenskyy confirmed deep Ukrainian strikes on strategic Russian oil facilities and naval assets, as heavy fires erupted at a critical Russian munitions supplier following an overnight drone blitz.
Russia mocked Western reactions to its Sarmat missile test, with the Foreign Ministry saying it cools Western 'hotheads' playing with 'umbrella concepts'.
A drone strike hit a pipeline near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to the head of Rosatom.
A Russian diplomat reported that four Russian civilians were killed during the Victory Day ceasefire.