Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia launched "35 missiles" against Ukraine; "Kyiv was the main target"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched an overnight barrage of 35 missiles, including 27 ballistic weapons, and roughly 185 drones against Ukraine, with Kyiv the main target and Dnipro, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Poltava also hit. At least nine people were killed and dozens wounded across seven districts, and residential buildings, a school, the Lithuanian Embassy, and infrastructure sustained damage, according to authorities. Zelensky maintained that only one ballistic missile was downed because Ukraine lacks interceptors for Patriot systems; he said that shortage encourages Russian attacks. The assault followed President Trump’s reversal on allowing Patriot missile production, after earlier suggesting approval. In parallel, Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a sanctioned Russian container ship and three refineries in Bashkortostan.