- Russia launched its deadliest bombardment on Kyiv, resulting in at least 30 fatalities and 91 injuries, with over 130 buildings destroyed in the Ukrainian capital.
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky vowed retaliation, while Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko declared Friday a day of mourning for the victims.
- Beyond Kyiv, Russian overnight attacks killed at least four more people and injured ten across Ukraine, bringing the total death toll to at least 34.
- In the Sumy region, a Russian drone strike killed two women, an elderly man, and a girl under two years old, injuring three others.
- Seven people were also injured in Kryvyi Rih, President Zelensky's hometown, following a Russian missile strike on a densely populated urban area.
IN FULL
