Ukrainian officials reported Russian attacks on critical infrastructure in the west of Ukraine, bordering Poland.

A Ukrainian F-16 supersonic fighter supplied by the West was shot down with the loss of a “hero” pilot amid a desperate operation to counter 500-plus strikes by Vladimir Putin’s forces

NATO planes were scrambled overnight as Russia launched a massive wave of strikes on Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s forces reportedly launched as many as 500 drones in what has been described as one of the largest Russian attacks on Ukraine since it launched its invasion in 2022.