Kyiv and Russian regions hit in overnight missile and drone strikes

Cross-border aerial exchanges between Russia and Ukraine intensified as Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, killing at least two people and injuring six. The assault followed an earlier Russian drone strike on a British American Tobacco facility in northern Ukraine.

In response, Ukrainian drones targeted industrial facilities across Russia's Saratov and Samara regions. A strike in Samara triggered a fire at the Kuibyshev oil refinery, though Samara Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishev noted that air defenses intercepted "dozens of unmanned aerial vehicles" aiming at local enterprises.

Concurrently, reports indicated U.S.-led NATO military activities near Russia's Kaliningrad enclave involving American and Norwegian aircraft, AWACS planes, and Polish ground troops. NATO affirmed that its forces conduct routine exercises to maintain defensive readiness.

Sources: Investor.bg, Mediapool, Nova TV