Ukraine reports 256 combat engagements in past day — 1 missile, 43 air strikes, 134 guided bombs, 5,392 drones, 1,929 shellings, perStaff.

Russian strike on Kherson playground kills father, injures family. Police confirm father killed in attack that wounded his wife and two young daughters, ages 3 and 6.

Russian strike on a playground in Kherson kills a father and injures his family. The injured include a 36-year-old woman and her two daughters aged 3 and 6. Police later confirmed the father's death.

Ukraine's Zelensky approves new long-range operations for military, warns Russia's oil sector will shrink if war continues. He also says Moscow is intensifying mobilization to replace losses.

Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky approved new long-range operations for the country's military command, saying Russia's oil sector will continue to shrink if Moscow continues the war. He also said Russia is intensifying mobilization to replace battlefield losses, and the SBU continues operations against traitors.

Iran fired 4 one-way drones at a US commercial ship, a senior US official says. US forces shot down the drones and struck an Iranian drone launch unit before it could launch.

A senior US official said that Iran fired four one-way drones at a US commercial ship. The US military shot down the drones and attacked another Iranian drone launching unit on the ground before it launched, the official added.

U.S. launches new strikes on Iranian military site, media report

According to media reports, the United States has carried out new strikes against an Iranian military site.