Russia launched a massive overnight strike campaign—Moscow says more than 470 attack drones and 48 missiles—that struck western and northeastern Ukraine, killing at least 25 people (including three children) in Ternopil and wounding roughly 100 overall while damaging residential buildings, energy facilities and causing power outages in Lviv, Kharkiv and other regions. Kyiv has appealed for more air-defence systems as President Zelenskyy seeks additional support during visits abroad and has signed an accord with France for up to 100 fighter jets and other hardware; Poland briefly closed airports and scrambled aircraft amid spillover concerns. Separately, Ukraine fired US-made ATACMS into Russia’s Voronezh region—Moscow said the missiles were intercepted and only debris caused minor damage—highlighting expanded Ukrainian strike reach and raising the risk of escalation and increased near-term demand for Western air-defence and military assistance.
Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight campaign using more than 470 attack drones and 48 missiles (one ballistic, remainder cruise), striking western and northeastern Ukraine and causing at least 25 fatalities in Ternopil—including three children—and dozens of other casualties; Ukraine reported widespread damage to residential buildings, energy infrastructure and emergency power outages across Lviv, Kharkiv and other regions. In Kharkiv authorities said at least 36 people were injured and more than ten apartment buildings, a school, a supermarket and an ambulance substation were damaged, while Ukrainian officials confirmed an energy facility and an industrial site were hit in the Lviv region. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on a diplomatic visit to Turkiye, renewed requests for air-defence missile aid as Kyiv signed an accord with France to acquire up to 100 fighter jets and other hardware including drones; Poland briefly closed two airports and scrambled aircraft, and Warsaw has recently deployed additional air-defence systems along the border. Moscow reported Ukraine fired four US-made ATACMS at Voronezh and said they were intercepted with debris causing minor roof damage and no casualties. The strikes increase the near-term risk of regional escalation and are likely to sustain higher demand for Western air-defence and offensive munitions, create volatility in regional markets and energy-security pricing, and make delivery timelines for promised Western systems a primary market catalyst to watch.
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