Overview
- Ukraine’s air force reported 145 drones launched overnight with 126 shot down, as strikes damaged energy and gas sites including in Odesa.
- Officials said consumers in Sumy, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv lost power, with nearly 58,000 repair workers deployed nationwide.
- DTEK reported substantial damage to an Odesa energy facility that cut electricity to 30,800 households, while regional utilities in Chernihiv cited hits on five key sites.
- Kharkiv’s mayor said missiles significantly damaged a critical infrastructure facility, and local authorities reported additional civilian injuries and housing damage.
- Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russia currently produces 404 Shahed-type drones daily with plans to reach 1,000, as the General Staff logged 144 combat engagements on Jan. 18, including 50 assaults in the Pokrovsk sector and continued Ukrainian control of Pryvillia and Minkivka.