Russia launches wide attacks on Ukraine as Poland raises air defences
Overnight strikes kill civilians; Moscow claims hits on Black Sea shipping
Russian missile, drone and artillery attacks across Ukraine killed at least eight people, while Poland scrambled jets and put air defences on high readiness. Russia also claimed strikes on two commercial vessels near Odesa.
Ukrainian authorities reported widespread overnight Russian attacks that killed civilians and damaged infrastructure across multiple regions, including Kharkiv and Kherson. Russia’s defence ministry said Geran-4 loitering munitions struck a Ukrainian dry-cargo ship and a tanker linked to Odesa, claiming both carried military supplies. Kyiv has not independently confirmed those vessel details in open reporting summarised here. Poland responded by scrambling fighter jets and raising air-defence readiness as the aerial campaign intensified next door. Moscow separately claimed continued territorial advances on several fronts, including pressure toward Zaporizhzhia and fighting near the Kramatorsk–Slovyansk area.