Overview
- At least four people were killed and more than 20 wounded in Kyiv, where heating was cut to roughly half the city and officials urged residents who can to leave temporarily in subzero temperatures.
- Ukraine reported 36 missiles and 242 drones were launched overnight, with air defenses intercepting 226 drones and 18 missiles in one of the largest combined attacks of the war.
- Russia confirmed using its nuclear‑capable Oreshnik ballistic missile for the second time, striking critical infrastructure near Lviv about 40–60 kilometers from Poland; Ukraine said the missile carried no nuclear warhead.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said 20 residential buildings and the Qatari Embassy were damaged in Kyiv, and a paramedic was killed in a double‑tap strike that also injured other first responders.
- Moscow characterized the barrage as retaliation for an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on a Putin residence, a claim rejected by Kyiv and U.S. officials, as Ukraine moves to convene urgent UN and NATO‑Ukraine meetings.