President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Ukrainian forces intercepted most of the incoming weapons during a large‑scale Russian strike on Kyiv, but the fast‑moving ballistic missiles got through. He said the overnight assault involved more than 120 unmanned aerial vehicles and 12 missiles, about half of which were ballistic, injuring 11 people, including a child, and damaging apartment blocks, offices and a theological school in the capital as well as structures in Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv. Zelensky posted footage of emergency crews working amid smoke and rubble and urged Western partners, especially the United States, to expedite promised military assistance, citing a pending license for Patriot air‑defence systems. A Ukrainian defence adviser suggested Russia may have employed S‑400 missiles that are harder for radar to detect.