Ukraine Under Major Russian Aerial Offensive as Casualties Mount

Russia launched one of the war’s largest aerial assaults overnight, firing dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones at Ukrainian cities including Kyiv, leaving at least 22 dead and about 130 injured nationwide; Kyiv reported 6 dead and 90 injured, while Dnipro saw 16 dead and 42 injured. Ukraine said it downed roughly 40 missiles and 602 drones, and later struck Russia’s Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai. Ukrainian drones also hit targets in Crimea and Donetsk, and President Zelensky urged Western allies to boost missile defenses with Patriot interceptors.