Officials in several Russian regions, some hundreds of kilometres from the border, reported strikes overnight.

Summary

Ukraine launched its largest attack of the war, hitting targets up to 1,100 km into Russia, including ammunition depots, chemical plants, and industrial sites.

Strikes disrupted Russian infrastructure, with airports closed, schools shuttered, and drone damage reported in Saratov, Bryansk, and Tula regions.

Ukraine’s attacks aim to hinder Russia’s war capacity amid growing frontline challenges and troop shortages.

Russia claimed to intercept Western-made missiles and vowed retaliation.