Overview
- Ukraine’s Energy Ministry says the power situation in the capital and region remains extremely difficult with enforced limits, with Odesa also facing restrictions.
- Moscow-installed authorities in occupied Zaporizhzhia report 213,000 subscribers across 386 settlements without electricity after what they claim was a Ukrainian strike on energy facilities.
- Russia-appointed officials in Kherson say shelling of a substation caused outages in 14 cities and 450 villages, later reporting that supply was restored.
- Ukraine’s air force reports Russia launched 201 drones overnight and says 167 were downed with two people killed, while Russia claims it shot down 63 Ukrainian drones and reports injuries.
- Repair crews are working under subzero temperatures and active combat constraints, as Zelensky leads coordination efforts and presses for increased electricity imports.