A Ukrainian fighter pilot was killed and an F-16 lost during a massive overnight Russian air assault, described by Ukraine as the “most massive” since the full-scale war began in 2022. According to official statements, Russia launched 477 drones and decoys along with 60 missiles in a coordinated strike targeting central, southern and western Ukraine. Ukrainian defences intercepted 249 of them, while 226 were likely jammed electronically. Strikes were reported in Lviv, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy and elsewhere.
