Overview
- Ukraine reports 25 missiles, including 18 ballistic and 7 cruise, and 293 strike drones launched overnight, with air defenses destroying or suppressing 7 missiles and 240 drones.
- Grid operator Ukrenergo cites widespread outages in Kyiv and multiple regions as emergency repairs continue, while Kyiv reports about 500 apartment blocks without heat and curtailed electric transit service.
- Officials confirm at least four deaths at a postal terminal near Kharkiv and damage to schools, housing and energy facilities in several cities, including significant harm to an Odesa vocational lyceum.
- Ukraine says it struck the Atlant Aero UAV plant in Taganrog, Rostov region, reporting explosions and fire at the site and framing the operation as a move to curb Russian drone production.
- Kyiv is taking the issue to an extraordinary OSCE session on January 15 as Finland and Sweden push tougher EU restrictions on Russian fuels and fertilizers, and Germany pledges continued support with a 2026 package focused on air defense.