During another night of air raid alarms across Ukraine, residents of Kyiv once again took shelter in underground stations. The country's air defense systems successfully intercepted a large-scale aerial assault, including over 500 aerial weapons — mostly drones — and around 60 missiles, making it Russia's largest air attack since the war in Ukraine began.

Nearly 90% of the incoming threats were neutralized. However, some damage occurred, notably in the town of Smila in the Cherkasy region, where a college and three high-rise buildings were hit. At least six people, including a child, were injured. 

Ukraine also suffered a setback when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during the defense operation, killing the pilot. This marks the third F-16 Ukraine has lost in combat. While Western allies have pledged around 70 F-16s to bolster Ukraine’s air force, Kyiv insists it needs at least 128 to effectively counter Russia's aggression.

(This video summary was created by AI. It was edited by a journalist before publication.)