- Russia launched a fresh wave of attacks on Kyiv, sparking fires and causing explosions across the Ukrainian capital.
- Two storage areas in the Holosiivskyi district were hit and set ablaze, while drone debris ignited cars in an eastern suburb.
- Six people were reported injured in a town outside Kharkiv following the assaults.
- The attacks came hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed 'emphatic retaliation' for Ukraine's recent long-range strikes on Russian fuel infrastructure.
- Putin had warned that Russia's response to such attacks would be 'several times more powerful'.
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