- Ukraine has launched fresh long-range drone attacks on major Russian oil refineries, causing fires at facilities in the Nizhny Novgorod and Samara regions.
- The renewed strikes occurred despite reported pressure from US president Donald Trump and his administration for Kyiv to cease targeting Moscow's energy infrastructure.
- Ukrainian officials rejected claims that they had agreed to a 30-day pause on refinery strikes following demands from Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine also targeted a Russian missile manufacturing plant and destroyed a Pantsir air defence system in the Rostov region.
- Kyiv maintains that its long-range attacks on Russian energy and military assets serve as essential retaliation for ongoing Russian strikes against Ukrainian cities and power networks.
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