Overview
- Local officials reported a non-residential building on fire in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district after drones targeted the capital around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 12.
- Authorities had not confirmed casualties or the extent of damage at the site as of early Jan. 12.
- More than 1,000 buildings in Kyiv remained without heat on Jan. 11, with repairs ongoing and Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko forecasting notable improvement by Jan. 15.
- The Jan. 9 missile-and-drone barrage killed at least four people and injured 25 in the capital, causing severe damage to critical infrastructure and widespread outages.
- Western Ukraine saw the Oreshnik hypersonic missile’s second wartime use, reported as unarmed, and reporting notes a nuclear-capable missile was fired near Poland, heightening regional security concerns.