Overview

• Volgograd governor Andrei Bocharov said debris from downed drones sparked a fire at an energy facility, while Ukraine’s military reported strikes on gas and oil sites in the region.
• NASA’s fire-monitoring data showed a blaze at the Korobkovsky gas-processing plant near Kotovo, corroborating reports of an overnight attack.
• Russian drones struck the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, igniting fires, damaging infrastructure and injuring at least five people, with power lost for roughly 30,000 residents according to the regional governor.
• Naftogaz and media reports say Russian attacks have disabled about 60% of Ukraine’s gas production, prompting plans to import roughly 4.4 billion cubic meters by March at an estimated cost of €2 billion.
• Ukraine has stepped up deep strikes on Russian refining capacity, with at least 16 of 38 refineries hit since August per the Financial Times, and Kyiv claims Russia now has about 20% less fuel as Moscow extends its fuel export ban through year-end.