Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported 180 engagements on January 15, including 6,968 attack drones and heavy airstrikes concentrated on the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka and Huliaipole directions.
- The government activated emergency protocols, allowed night travel to heating sites during curfew, directed state companies to cover at least 50% of winter demand with imported electricity, and moved to fast‑track connections for backup generation.
- Kyiv remains under emergency power cuts with 127 buildings lacking centralized heat, while 24 large generators are powering neighborhoods and 17 substations have been brought back online.
- The EU says electricity exports to Ukraine are running at maximum capacity and the UK announced an additional £20 million for grid repairs, protection and heating support.
- Energy officials warned of longer outages in Kharkiv after new strikes and asked households nationwide to limit use of high‑load appliances through the week.