Overview
- More than one million consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk region lack heating and water and about 800,000 remain without electricity, officials said on Thursday morning.
- Zaporizhzhia, which experienced a total blackout overnight, had electricity restored by early Jan. 8 and supply is operating on a schedule, according to authorities.
- Ukraine’s air force reported 97 Russian attack drones were launched, with 70 downed and 27 striking targets that included energy facilities.
- Eight mines in Dnipropetrovsk were disconnected but all miners were safely brought to the surface, while critical services rely on backup power and trains run on diesel traction.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed partners to accelerate air-defense aid as officials warned that a coming cold snap could worsen service disruptions.