Ukrainian forces launched a massive drone strike of nearly 800 units against Russia, while a Russian missile strike killed 10 civilians in Kharkiv.
Ukrainian forces staged one of their largest drone attacks on Russia since the invasion began, firing nearly 800 drones in a single salvo. The Defense Ministry in Moscow reported that Russian air defenses intercepted 791 of these drones over various regions, including annexed Crimea and the Black and Azov seas. While the Moscow region sustained minor damage and three people were wounded, Ukraine aims to use these large-scale strikes to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into a peace settlement. Simultaneously, a Russian missile strike on a village in the Kharkiv region allegedly killed 10 civilians and wounded 17 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to the strike as a brutal attack, promising a response. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham expressed continued support for Ukraine, despite warnings from the Russian embassy that the use of British-made drones by Ukraine will carry consequences for London. The conflict remains characterized by a duel of long-range aerial strikes, with neither side making significant battlefield progress on the ground.