Overview
- Russian aerial attacks on Kyiv ran for more than 16 hours on December 27, killing at least one person, injuring at least 32, and damaging housing and other civilian infrastructure.
- Ukrainian utility DTEK said power has been restored to nearly 750,000 households in the Kyiv area after outages that affected more than one million customers.
- Ukraine said its forces struck the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Rostov region with Storm Shadow missiles, reporting numerous explosions while the extent of damage remains under assessment.
- Kyiv reported hits on oil tanks at Temryuk port and a strike on an airfield in Adygea, as Russian authorities claimed multiple drone shootdowns and in some cases reported no damage.
- Drone activity forced hours-long suspensions at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports, with more than 300 flights canceled or delayed, according to Russian aviation officials.