Russia launches massive ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing nine; Ukraine retaliates with drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and airbase

Russia conducted a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine, primarily targeting Kyiv with 27 ballistic missiles and 185 drones, resulting in at least nine deaths and dozens injured. Ukrainian President Zelensky reported a critical shortage of Patriot interceptors, leading to only one ballistic missile being intercepted. In retaliation, Ukrainian drones struck multiple Russian regions, hitting oil refineries in Saratov and Bashkortostan, an airbase in Engels, and Wildberries warehouses, killing at least five people in Russia.