Overview
- Russian drones targeted Kyiv overnight on Jan. 12, with explosions reported and a fire in a non-residential building in the Solomianskyi district, according to local officials.
- More than 1,000 apartment buildings remain without heating three days after the Jan. 9 barrage that killed at least four and injured 25, as restoration efforts continue in freezing temperatures.
- Kyiv’s mayor earlier urged those who can to leave the city due to heating disruptions, and Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said significant energy improvements are expected by Jan. 15.
- Ukraine expanded cross-border pressure, with the governor of Russia’s Voronezh region reporting one death and three injuries from a drone strike, and Ukraine’s military reporting direct hits on three Lukoil drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea.
- Western partners stepped up support, with the UK unveiling the Nightfall deep-strike missile project and Sweden allocating 15 billion kronor for air defences, as reports noted Russia’s recent use of the Oreshnik missile and a new Geran-5 drone.