Putin’s forces strike Kharkiv with ‘most powerful’ attack since start of war - Kharkiv mayor says 22 people wounded in overnight attack by drones, missiles and bombs

Ukrainian sources claim more than 40 Russian aircraft were damaged or destroyed. Commercial satellite imagery confirms significant fire damage, cratered runways, and blast patterns across multiple sites, although the full extent of losses remains disputed.

Russia's UK ambassador said that Ukraine's recent drone attacks on airbases for nuclear bombers could escalate the conflict to "World War III" as he suggested that Britain was involved