Overview
- Moscow says its Oreschnik missile disabled a facility in Lviv; geolocation by the Institute for the Study of War indicates the target was a state aircraft‑repair plant.
- Overnight drone and missile attacks triggered fires in Kyiv, and widespread outages persisted in severe cold, though power in the Zaporizhzhia region was largely restored and heated train cars were opened as civilian shelters.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of deliberate winter terror, citing about 1,100 drones, 890 guided bombs and 50 rockets used in a week against energy sites and homes.
- Russian Security Council deputy chair Dmitry Medvedev warned that Oreschnik missiles could be used against any European or NATO troops sent to Ukraine under security guarantees.
- Ukraine reported counterstrikes on Russian logistics, claiming hits on three Lukoil platforms in the Caspian Sea, while the UN Security Council convened an urgent session and Rheinmetall announced five Lynx infantry fighting vehicles for Ukraine financed by Germany.