Ukraine’s General Staff reported 225 combat engagements with Russian forces across the front line during the 24-hour reporting period ending at 10 p.m. on Friday, as Moscow continued heavy aerial and artillery attacks across multiple sectors.
According to the General Staff’s operational update on Telegram, Russian forces carried out 57 air strikes using 161 guided aerial bombs, launched 6,393 attack drones, and conducted 2,194 shelling attacks against Ukrainian positions and populated areas.
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The General Staff reported fighting across more than a dozen directions, stretching from the Kursk sector in the north to the Prydniprovia sector in southern Ukraine.
“According to preliminary estimates, 24 enemy soldiers were killed and 10 wounded,” the General Staff said, adding that Ukrainian forces “destroyed or suppressed a total of 206 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types.”
Heaviest fighting reported in the east
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces launched 17 assaults near Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne and Rodynske, according to the General Staff.
Ukrainian troops reported killing 24 Russian soldiers and wounding 10 others in the sector while destroying an artillery system, six vehicles and a Russian drone control point.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, Ukrainian forces repelled 24 Russian assaults near the city and surrounding settlements, including Ivanopillia and Illinivka.
In the Sloviansk direction, Ukrainian defenders also repelled 24 attacks near Kryva Luka and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
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Ukrainian forces destroy more than 200 drones
The General Staff said Ukrainian forces destroyed or suppressed 206 Russian unmanned aerial vehicles during the reporting period.
Ukrainian troops also damaged two additional artillery systems, a military vehicle and two electronic warfare systems, according to the update.
The General Staff added that fighting continued after the reporting period ended in several sectors, including Southern Slobozhanske, Sloviansk and Huliaipole.
The scale of Russia’s overnight barrage
On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of a massive Russian overnight strike, urging citizens to seek shelter whenever possible and heed air raid alerts.
Only hours later, Russia launched its overnight barrage of Kyiv, forcing 52,500 Ukrainian residents, including about 4,500 children, to shelter in the capital’s Metro system, marking the highest wartime use of the shelters.
According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russia launched 570 aerial weapons during the overnight assault. The barrage included 496 attack and decoy drones – including Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, Banderol and Parodiya models – as well as 74 missiles.
The drone and missile barrage killed 30 civilians and injured 91 more, prompting Zelensky to declare Friday a Day of Mourning.
In response, Ukraine struck Russian military logistics in occupied Crimea, confirming the destruction of two road bridges previously hit in occupied Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions.
In a separate attack, Ukraine targeted Belgorod Energy Facilities, causing major power and water outages, with the strike coming as part of a broader campaign against Russia’s oil and energy infrastructure.
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