Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported 12 people killed and 14 wounded in a Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia. Among the dead were three children, and 12 more people are being searched for. Zelensky stated that Russia responded to the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five KAB bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia.

President Zelensky stated that Russia perceived the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports as a signal to continue its attacks, citing the bombing of residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia. He emphasized the need for Russia to understand the consequences of the war through its own losses, suggesting Ukraine's long-range capabilities and responses would ensure this.