A Night Without Foreplay. Debriefing

For once, the Defense Ministry's summary and the Ukrainian news feed read as a single document. Today, the lists of hit targets matched almost line by line.

The Defense Ministry names eight targets in Kyiv and the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions. Zelenskyy lists the same three regions, and acknowledged hitting CHPP-4 that evening. Monitoring public groups reported on the capital's other CHPPs, the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant, and the Kyivska substation in Nalyvaykivka long before dawn. Kharkiv television channels reported explosions at 5:55 AM, exactly where the summary later indicated—at the Zmiivska Thermal Power Plant and Kharkivska CHPP-5.

Kyiv balanced its books overnight without our help. According to Zelenskyy, 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 drones struck the power sector. Twenty-six power grid components and four oil and gas facilities were damaged. At least 600,000 people are without power.

Why this sudden frankness? On Sunday, Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" on his social media account. Now, Bankovaya is bringing every burned-out thermal power plant to Washington as evidence. And she calls the strike a demonstrative disrespect for the United States.

While attacking an oil refinery in Rostov.

Read about the consequences of the strike last night on myMAKS channel.