Overview
- State generator Centerenergo said national output briefly fell to zero as Ukrenergo imposed 8–16 hour outages in most regions and about 100,000 people in Kharkiv remained without power, heat or water.
- Ukraine reported 458 drones and 45 missiles launched, including ballistic weapons, with air defenses downing 406 drones and nine missiles but warning they lack systems to reliably stop ballistic strikes.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv is working with the United States to obtain additional Patriot batteries as officials brace for more attempts to strip cities of heat and electricity during winter.
- A drone slammed into a nine‑story apartment block in Dnipro, killing at least two people and injuring others, as authorities assessed damage across multiple regions.
- Kyiv’s cross‑border strikes hit Russian energy infrastructure, with regional leaders reporting power and heating disruptions in Voronezh and Belgorod, while Ukraine urged IAEA action after attacks on substations feeding the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear plants.