Overview
- Fresh Russian drone and missile strikes knocked out power across multiple regions, with Kyiv the worst affected as temperatures plunge well below freezing.
- City officials say roughly 300 high‑rise buildings in Kyiv remain without heat, down from about 6,000 after last week’s barrage, and rolling outages continue across the capital.
- Emergency measures include national coordination hubs, expanded use of reserve generation, and access to roughly 1,200 warming sites overnight after a curfew relaxation.
- Ukraine cites 11 hydropower plants and scores of major power and heating facilities struck since October and frames the sustained targeting of the grid as crimes against humanity.
- Facing ongoing attacks and repair challenges, Kyiv seeks more air-defense munitions and electricity imports, as allies such as the UK pledge new funds for grid repairs, and the military reports intense fighting near Pokrovsk and in Zaporizhzhia.